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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350B · Blanding, UT · May 4, 2000

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Date: May 4, 2000 · 15:40 local
Place: Blanding, UT
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: CGPTT
Reported as: Snias AS350B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot approached landing area with very aggressive maneuver with pedal turn, pop heard, aircraft hit ground very hard and started breaking up. Upon coming to a rest, aircraft caught fire, 3 fatalities, and 3 survivors. Possible engine failure and unsuccessful autorotation. Aircraft overgrossed out of ground effedt (oge) and barely out of limits in ground effect (ige). Max weight as per charts in fm 3700 lbs (obe) actual weight 4066.2 lbs, max weight as per charts in fm 4015 lbs (ige), actual weight 4066.2 lbs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT APPROACHED LANDING AREA WITH VERY AGGRESSIVE MANEUVER WITH PEDAL TURN, POP HEARD, AIRCRAFT HIT GROUND VERY HARD AND STARTED BREAKING UP. UPON COMING TO A REST, AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE, 3 FATALITIES, AND 3 SURVIVORS. POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE AND UNSUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION. AIRCRAFT OVERGROSSED OUT OF GROUND EFFEDT (OGE) AND BARELY OUT OF LIMITS IN GROUND EFFECT (IGE). MAX WEIGHT AS PER CHARTS IN FM 3700 LBS (OBE) ACTUAL WEIGHT 4066.2 LBS, MAX WEIGHT AS PER CHARTS IN FM 4015 LBS (IGE), ACTUAL WEIGHT 4066.2 LBS.