# Incident 19951207044929I: Snias AS350B, Carlsbad, TX, December 7, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1995, 07:52 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EJYA
- Location: 31.6112° N, 100.6406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6112&lon=-100.6406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911MV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911MV-1999-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951207044929I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AN EMS HELICOPTER OPERATING UNDER FAR 135, DEPARTED SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, TO PICK UP A PATIENT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON LANDING AT THE SCENE, THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A MESQUITE BUSH CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES. OPERATOR REPLACED TAIL ROTOR BLADES AND TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX WHICH WAS DUE REPLACEMENT IN 100 HOURS. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N911MV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19981213033309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981213033309A), Dec 13, 1998: Snias AS350BA (N911MV), San Angelo, TX, Substantial damage. Aerospatiale AS350B helicopter was involved in hover training over a grassy area then it pitched forward and the rotors struck the ground. (.4)the instructor…

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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