# Accident 20001207021529A: Snias AS350BA, Las Vegas, NV, December 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2000, 10:15 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pinnacle Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: S9HA
- Location: 36.0397° N, 114.9294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0397&lon=-114.9294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N355NT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355NT-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350BA (registry code 8680817, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350BA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 4,014 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001207021529A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX01LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA061), Dec 7, 2000: Aerospatiale AS-350-BA (N355NT), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged his practice approach into a remote pinnacle landing site, dragging a skid across a rock resulting in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N355NT (1)

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

- [Accident 20050923026359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050923026359A), Sep 23, 2005: Snias AS350BA (N355NT), Haena, HI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-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…

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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