# Accident 20070714012599A: Aerosp SA315B, Stuart, OK, July 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Stuart, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: NCNL
- Location: 34.9028° N, 96.0778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9028&lon=-96.0778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5770F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5770F-2020-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ASTAZOU series (registry code 60020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070714012599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS CONNECTED TO A 120' LONGLINE AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO REPOSITION A DRILL WHICH WEIGHED ABOUT 1,500 LBS. JUST AS HE LIFTED THE LOAD A FEW INCHES, THE ENGINE SURGED. HE HELD HIS POSITION FOR A COUPLE SECONDS WHEN THE ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE POWER. THE PILOT AUTOROTATED NEAR THE DRILL SITE. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE HARD LANDING, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE STILL INTACT AND THE ENGINE WAS IDLING. AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS CLEAN. OWNER STATES HE WILL HAVE THE ENGINE TESTED BY HELI-SUPPORT OF FT. COLLINS, CO. INVESTIGATION INDICATES PILOT'S SECOND CLASS MEDICAL WAS EXPIRED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE MEDICAL WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW07LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA162), Jul 14, 2007: Aerospatiale SA-315 (N5770F), Stuart, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a clogged fuel tube. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N5770F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830401014819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401014819A), Apr 1, 1983: Aerosp SA315B (N5770F), Craig, CO. During a long line external load operation, a cable dragging below helicopter injured ground crewman.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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