# Accident 20010810030569A: Snias AS350B2, Meadview, AZ, August 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2001, 14:14 local time
- Place: Meadview, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 35.9886° N, 113.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9886&lon=-113.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169PA-2002-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL (registry code 8680813, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01MA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01MA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010810030569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND WAS CONSUMED BY A POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 LAX01MA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01MA272), Aug 10, 2001: Eurocopter AS350-B2 (N169PA), Meadview, AZ, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control of the helicopter for undetermined reasons.

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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