# FAA incident reports: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D

A list on [Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d.md).

Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first.

- [Accident 20260402012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260402012729A.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 · Redding, CA · Apr 2, 2026 · N127CH · Substantial damage
  > On climbout after takeoff, within Redding airport class d airspace at about 700-800 feet and 85 KIAS, the helicopter experienced a bird strike with intrusion at the pilot's windscreen, lower left corner. The bird remained inside the cockpit and pilot turned…
- [Accident 20260222005649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260222005649A.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 · Evergreen, AL · Feb 22, 2026 · N237SH · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft was in final phase of flight before landing. On approach, the aircraft appeared to have lost tail rotor effectiveness/ power at approximately 150 feet AGL. Aircraft rotated to the left, entered into a vertical, spiral decent. Aircraft struck a…
- [Accident 20251108017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251108017609A.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 · Lebanon, TN · Nov 8, 2025 · N107VU · Substantial damage · 1 fatal
  > Pilot flying EC130 became incapacitated and lost control of the aircraft. During descent, struck tree tops and the aircraft impacted the ground. Aircraft rolled onto its left side and came to a rest. There were three persons on board. One fatality and two…
- [Incident 20250131000219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250131000219I.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Greeley, CO · Jan 31, 2025 · N853MB · Minor damage
  > A night helicopter air ambulance flight experienced a bird strike. There was minor damage to a main rotor blade, the empanage/vertical stabilizer and a tail rotor blade. No injuries were sustanined and the pilot returned to his base uneventfully.
- [Incident 20240422008609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240422008609I.md): Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 · Frisco, CO · Apr 22, 2024 · N399LG · Minor damage
  > On April 22nd 2024, while responding to a scene, an air ambulance experienced a tail rotor strike while making an off-airport landing in an unimproved area. VFR conditions were present with surface winds of about 25 knots from the south. There were 3…
- [Accident 20240305000739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240305000739A.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Fort Morgan, CO · Mar 5, 2024 · N853MB · Substantial damage
  > 03/05/2024 15.35 MST, Fort Morgan, CO, AS350C3, [privacy data omitted]flight, sustained bird strike causing windshield to break out forcing soft landing @ Fort Morgan - off highway 52 and county road t.5 just north of the south platte river. Pilot and two…
- [Accident 20230506018019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230506018019A.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 · Carta Valley, TX · May 6, 2023 · N254DM · No damage
  > Right rear passenger exited the aircraft while at a hover resulting in serious injury. No damage to aircraft.
- [Incident 20230426002539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230426002539I.md): Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 · Goodyear, AZ · Apr 26, 2023 · N880GT · Minor damage
  > Aircraft en route with crew and 1 patient 15 NM sw gyr at 2,500' MSL involved in bird strike incident. Possibly 2 birds involved. Bird 1 penetrating nose of aircraft on left side. Bird 2 striking wind screen on pilot's side. (Right side) pilot, 2 crew and 1…
- [Accident 20230402006579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230402006579A.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 · Chelsea, AL · Apr 2, 2023 · N231SH · Destroyed · 2 fatal
  > Aircraft impacted the ground in a nose down attitude. Aircraft sustained significant impact damage to the fuselage left forward section, left landing gear skid, main rotor and tailboom. Tailboom was structurally detached from the fuselage. A post-crash fire…
- [Accident 20221227021089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221227021089A.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 · Boulder City, NV · Dec 27, 2022 · N835GC · Substantial damage
  > On December 27, 2022, at approximately 0301 UTC (1901 PDT), an Airbus EC130 T2 aircraft impacted terrain adjacent to a taxiway at the Boulder City Municipal Airport in Boulder City, Nevada, (bvu). The helicopter, was returning from the grand canyon, on a part…
- [Incident 20221111018489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221111018489I.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 · Nashville, TN · Nov 11, 2022 · N891GT · No damage
  > While performing an haa patient transfer to st. thomas west in Nashville, TN approximately 20 minutes west of Nashville, TN a medic smelled what he described as burned oil. Shortly following the smell, the PIC received an intermittent red main gear box…
- [Accident 20200729009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200729009899A.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Pioche, NV · Jul 29, 2020 · N755AE · Substantial damage · 2 fatal
  > On July 29, 2020, at approximately 1115 PDT, the Nevada flight standards district office received notification of a part 133 helicopter crash involving a 2013 American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 helicopter, registration number N755AE, serial number 7763. The…
- [Incident 20191006018779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191006018779I.md): Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 · Marina, CA · Oct 6, 2019 · N789LP · Minor damage
  > About 15 minutes after departure the pilot noticed a change in flight performance and slight vibration. At that time the door indicator light illuminated and a passenger confirmed the left side baggage door was flapping. Shortly after this the passenger…
- [Incident 20190418002989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190418002989I.md): Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 · Columbus, OH · Apr 18, 2019 · N72HP · Minor damage
  > N72HP was returning to the osu airport from the bolton airport. N72HP was 0.5NM south of the osu tower on a left downwind for 27R, 1700 MSL and traveling 85 KTS. The pilot noticed a white object in the landing lights under the nose of the aircraft on the…
- [Incident 20190305000629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190305000629I.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Sun Valley, ID · Mar 5, 2019 · N353E · Minor damage
  > Pilot was conducting heli-ski operations. The skiers could not make it down to the normal pick site, so they constructed a spot on the side of the mountain for a pick up. As the pilot was landing, his main rotor blades contacted the snow. The end of the…
- [Accident 20181029014309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181029014309A.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Odanah, WI · Oct 29, 2018 · N910S · Destroyed · 1 fatal
  > October 29, 2018, N910S departed saginaw, mi at 0845 EDT and landed at the ironwood, mi airport at approximately 1200 CDT. The pilot in control received 125 gallons of jet a fuel and departed. The aircraft was on a routine aerial gas and oil pipeline patrol.…
- [Incident 20180128003219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180128003219I.md): Airbus EC130 T2 · Memphis, TN · Jan 28, 2018 · N894GT · Minor damage
  > N894GT, an EC-130 T2 Airbus helicopter landed on medical helipad on top of hospital with four pob's in Memphis Tennessee at approximately 1400 local to drop off a patient. After landing, pilot rolled throttle to flight idol without locking down the collective…
- [Accident 20171026020359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171026020359A.md): Airbus EC130 · La Paloma, TX · Oct 26, 2017 · N22TZ · Substantial damage
  > On October 26, 2017, at 8:40AM CST, an Airbus EC130 helicopter bearing registration number N22TZ, registered to kestrel holdings LLC, suffered rotor blade damage to one blade when a weight came off of a game net when fired from the helicopter. The weight…
- [Incident 20161128023389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161128023389I.md): Eurocopter 130-T2 · Cookeville, TN · Nov 28, 2016 · N107VU · Minor damage
  > Pilot [privacy data omitted] with commerical privileges, landed a EMB-130T2 in a gravel area adjacent to the Helipad. Two crew members disembarked in order for the pilot to attempt a landing onto a portable dolly. Pilot lifted off and attemped a landing on…
- [Accident 20160117013919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160117013919A.md): Airbus EC-130 · Hanalei, HI · Jan 17, 2016 · N11VQ · Substantial damage
  > On January 17, 2016, about 1450 Hawaii standard time, an Airbus EC130 T2, N11VQ, landed hard on a Beach 2 miles west of Hanalei on the hawaiian island of kauai after a reported loss of engine power. The commercial pilot and 2 passengers sustained minor…
- [Accident 20150703023559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150703023559A.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Frisco, CO · Jul 3, 2015 · N390LG · Destroyed · 1 fatal
  > On July 3, 2015, at 1339 mountain daylight time, an Airbus helicopter inc. (formerly American Eurocopter) AS350B3E helicopter, N390LG, impacted the upper west parking lot 360 feet southwest of the Summit Medical center helipad (91CO), Frisco, Colorado. A…
- [Incident 20150528007359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150528007359I.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Peach Springs, AZ · May 28, 2015 · N835PA · Minor damage
  > During climb from the bottom the grand canyon enroute to the grand canyon west airport (1G4), the aircraft struck a bird. The bird caused minor damage to the chin bubble fiberglass of the helicopter. The helicopter landed at 1G4 without further incident. No…
- [Incident 20150512023719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150512023719I.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Mesa, AZ · May 12, 2015 · N386P · Minor damage
  > Crew was conducting hover/autorotation training. Trainer briefed manuever and conducted a total of three hover/autorotation events. Hover was established into the wind at a height of 3 ft. first event landing was stated as firm but not classified as a hard…
- [Incident 20150319004579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150319004579I.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Peach Springs, AZ · Mar 19, 2015 · N835PA · Minor damage
  > Aircraft struck a large bird while in a descent for landing during an airtour of the grand canyon. The bird penetrated the right front windsheild striking the front right passenger. The front passenger sustained minor injury. No other occupants were injured.…
- [Incident 20141125023549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141125023549I.md): Eurocopter EC 130 T2 · Peach Springs, AZ · Nov 25, 2014 · N876MH · Minor damage
  > 11/25/2014 ? Received phone call from poi maverick helicopters, reference helicopter, N876MH an EC-130-T2 model helicopter, operated by maverick helicopters (M7KA) that had ingested a sun screen through the tail boom fenestron, while on final approach into…
- [Accident 20140703010559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140703010559A.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3E · Fallon, NV · Jul 3, 2014 · N832PA · Substantial damage
  > During a pinnacle approach with a 100 ' long line, the pilot stated that the aircraft stated to rotate rapidly to the left. The pilot was unable to regain control and impacted the ground shortly thereafter.
- [Accident 20140409005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140409005739A.md): Airbus AS-350-B3E · Albuquerque, NM · Apr 9, 2014 · N395P · Substantial damage
  > On April 9, 2014, at 17:43 MDT an air bus AS-350-B3E lost torque control during take off from the roof-top heli-pad on top of the university of new Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, new Mexico during a return flight to home base. Visual meteorological conditions…
- [Accident 20130324006249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130324006249A.md): American Eurocopter AS350B3 · Stevens Village, AK · Mar 24, 2013 · N353DL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was conducting external load operations and had landed at an off airport site awaiting hook-up in 2-3 feet of snow. The aircraft was at flight RPM. The pilot opened the right door to check the tail rotor area. When he leaned out the aircraft rolled…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet'
WHERE engine_model_code IN ('60080')
ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC
```

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