# Accident 20020621027719A: Snias AS350B2, Norfolk, NE, June 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2002, 12:05 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.9853° N, 97.4350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9853&lon=-97.4350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N852HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N852HW-2017-07-18) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020621027719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 21, 2002, AT 1205 CDT, EUROCOPTER N852HW WAS RETURNING TO KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL AIRPORT, NORFOLK, NEBRASKA TO HAVE THE COMPANY MECHANIC CHECK FOR A BINDING RIGHT PEDAL. WHILE HOVERING, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND WAS DESTROYED, PILOT AND TWO FLIGHT-CREW MEMBERS WERE KILLED. INVESTIGATION HAS NOT REVEALED CAUSE OF ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME. SEVERAL COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WERE REMOVED FOR LAB ANALYSIS.

## 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 CHI02FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA174), Jun 21, 2002: Eurocopter France AS-350-B2 (N852HW), Norfolk, NE, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of tail rotor effectiveness and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors associated with the accident were the binding of the tail rotor pitch changed rod, the gusty…

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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