# Accident 19890414011619A: Aerosp AS355F2, Las Vegas, NV, April 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1407° N, 115.1797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1407&lon=-115.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225CC-1989-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355F2 (registry code 8680825, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F2
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,938 total, 109 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414011619A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE PICKUP TO HOVER FROM CEMENT BUILDING SITE PAD. TAIL ROTOR HIT CONCRETE REBAR DOING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA89LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA086), Apr 14, 1989: Aerospatiale AS-355-F2 (N225CC), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION IN SELECTING AN UNSUITABLE AREA FOR PRACTICE LANDINGS AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT RESULTING IN A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE AND LOSS OF ANTITORQUE CONTROL.

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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