- Date
- July 30, 1982, 20:30 local (Jul 31, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Winter Par, CO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N49556Aerospatiale 350D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820730033789I
- Case key
- 71950
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Witnesses who were aboard the aircraft stated that the aircrafts rotor struck a tree during a "straffing run" on a railroad trestle just below the Continental divide. The pilot stated that the engine flamed out as he passed over the trestle. The aircraft was subsequently autorotated successfully to a fire road with only minor damage. During the investigation the engine was functionally tested and ran normal and no discrepancies were noted in any other components. It was noted that one main rotor blade had been damaged during the incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49556
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale 350D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1008
- Airframe hours
- 580
- Engine
- Lycoming 101-600A-2, 531 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Jerry Lynn Noland
- Registered owner
- B & G Leasing, Inc.
- Departed
- Near Winter Par, CO
- Destination
- Near Winter Par, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 13,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 11,000 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N49556 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.