# Accident 20030705013739A: Snias AS350B, Temple Bay, AZ, July 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: Temple Bay, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KBMA
- Location: 36.0653° N, 114.4603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0653&lon=-114.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2273A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2273A-2005-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,209 total, 125 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030705013739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 5, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 HRS. WHILE ENROUTE TO THE GRAND CANYON THE PILOT NOTICED A HOT BATTERY INDICATION AND ELECTED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DURING THE LANDING PHASE AND AFTER CALLING HIS COMPANY TO ALERT THEM OF THE SITUATION AND HIS INTENTIONS, TOTAL ELECTRIC FAILURE OCCURRED. AT 100FT AGL THE PILOT NOTED ENGINE NOISE REDUCED IN PITCH AND TONE, HE IMMEDIATELY INITIATED AUTOROTATION. DURING THE "FLAIR" THE TAIL ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, AND AFTER LEVELING THE HELICOPTER IT BOUNCED ON TOUCH DOWN AND ROLLED OVER ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE. (PILOT STATEMENT).

## 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 LAX03LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA225), Jul 5, 2003: American Eurocopter AS350BA (N2273A), Temple Bar, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to follow the published electrical system emergency procedures for a hot battery, and his misjudged landing flare during the terminal phase of the autorotation maneuver at low…

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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