# Incident 20000406014769I: Snias AS350B2, Las Vegas, NV, April 6, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2000, 06:07 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KBMA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115SH-2015-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000406014769I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N115SH LIFTER TO A HOVER, COMPLETED A 180 DEGREE PEDAL TURN AND THEN PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN TWO PARKED HELICOPTERS LOCATED UPON THE SUNDANCE RAMP AREA. A RIGHT TURN WAS THEN MADE FOR A SOUTHBOUND DEPARTURE ALONG THE PARALLEL TAXI RAMP.  DURING THE RIGHT TURNING MANEUVER, THE ROTOR DISK OF N115SH DIPPED, CAUSING A BLADE STRIKE ON N115SH AND MINOR VERTICAL FIN DAMAGE TO N375H.

## Other reports on N115SH (2)

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

- [Accident 20130722013009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130722013009A), Jul 22, 2013: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N115SH), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. At approximately 7:15 am local time on 7-22-2013, N115SH, an AS-350-B2 helicopter, with a company instructor and pilot aboard struck the tail rotor during a…
- [Incident 20110619012929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110619012929I), Jun 19, 2011: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N115SH), AZ, Minor damage. The airman was decending through eternity Canyon on the way to the beach landing area located in the west end of the Grand Canyon. The airman stated that he…

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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