# NTSB DEN82FTE07: Aerospatial AS350B, N350DY, Tarryall, CO, November 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1981
- Place: Tarryall, CO · TARRYALL, CO
- Location: 39.1219° N, 105.4756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarryall, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1219&lon=-105.4756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2459   81/11/2   TARRYALL,CO         AEROSPATIAL AS350B  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 703
        TIME - 0730                    N350DY              PX-  0  0  2  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALPINE,CO                   TARRYALL,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMP,FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP IN FUEL CTL UNIT HARD TO ROTATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N350DY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL AS350B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811102079829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102079829A), Nov 2, 1981: Snias AS350B, Tarryall, CO, Minor damage. Helicopter made hard landing during emergency landing after engine failure.

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.

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