# Accident 20030611015409A: Aerosp AS355F1, Madison, FL, June 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2003, 13:29 local time
- Place: Madison, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAQA
- Location: 30.4717° N, 83.4200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4717&lon=-83.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217ES-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (registry code 8680810, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030611015409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2003, AT 1329 LOCAL TIME, AN AEROSPATIALE AS-335-F1 HELICOPTER, N217ES, REGISTERED TO BANC ONE LEASING CORP., AND OPERATED BY CJ SYSTEMS AVIATION GROUP, AS A 135 AEROMEDICAL FLIGHT, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A FOOTBALL FIELD IN MADISON, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A COMPANY VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE TWO FLIGHTCREW MEMBERS AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA03FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA120), Jun 11, 2003: Aerospatiale AS355F1 (N217ES), Madison, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command's diverted attention and loss of control while attempting to takeoff, which resulted in the main rotor blades being dragged, and the helicopter rolling over.

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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