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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Snias AS350BA · Las Vegas, NV · December 7, 2000

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Date
December 7, 2000 · 10:15 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight
Pinnacle Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
S9HA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N355NT
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX01LA061
Reported as
Snias AS350BA
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total4,014 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days
N355NTRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2018 · Aerospatiale AS350BAS/N 2053Airframe modelAerospatiale AS350BA

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While performing a pinnacle approach procedure into an unimproved site, the right front portion of the helicopters skid collided with a large rock. This occurred while some forward flight was still in progress; subsequently causing a buckeling force, and major/substantial buckeling to the tailboom assembly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING A PINNACLE APPROACH PROCEDURE INTO AN UNIMPROVED SITE, THE RIGHT FRONT PORTION OF THE HELICOPTERS SKID COLLIDED WITH A LARGE ROCK. THIS OCCURRED WHILE SOME FORWARD FLIGHT WAS STILL IN PROGRESS; SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING A BUCKELING FORCE, AND MAJOR/SUBSTANTIAL BUCKELING TO THE TAILBOOM ASSEMBLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX01LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHenderson, NVThe pilot misjudged his practice approach into a remote pinnacle landing site, dragging a skid across a rock resulting in a hard landing.Dec 7, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N355NT · 1

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

Accident 20050923026359AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Haena, HI(-23) Pilot elected to continue VFR flight into IMC. Passengers and pilot reported flying into a wall of water. Passengers reported that at one point they could not see anything. Radar data shows and pilot reported that he began to slow aircraft. Radar shows…Sep 23, 2005 · Destroyed · 3 fatal