ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285165
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 March 2007 |
| Time: | 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Apex Helicopters, LLC |
| Registration: | N926JV |
| MSN: | 2268 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10899 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Artouste IIIB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Norwood, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Grand Junction-Walker Field, CO (GJT/KGJT) |
| Durango-La Plata Airport, CO (DRO/KDRO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said the helicopter was in cruise flight when it yawed suddenly and began vibrating. After making a precautionary landing, the pilot inspected the helicopter and found two of the three tail rotor blades were bent, and the drive shaft was bent 24 degrees. Feathers and bird remains were found in the tail rotor system. A Denver Zoo avian said they were down feathers but could not identify the bird species.
Probable Cause: The inflight collision with a bird(s).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN07CA073
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2022 18:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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