20031227033539A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aerosp AS365N2 · Santa Fe, NM · December 27, 2003

Date: December 27, 2003 · 15:45 local
Place: Santa Fe, NM
Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: PBKA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N291LL
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04LA033
Reported as: Aerosp AS365N2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,600 total110 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N291LLRegistration cancelled Jun 29, 2006 · Aerospatiale AS 365 N2 DAUPHINS/N 6402 · Built 1991 Airframe modelAerospatiale AS 365 N2 DAUPHIN Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1SERTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) On December 27, 2003, at 1545 MST, a aerospatiale dauphin, N291LL, registered to business aircraft leasing inc., and operated by aerowest helicopters, struck an aircraft hangar with it's main rotor blade while taxiing at Santa Fe airport, Santa Fe, new Mexico. The part 91 re-positioning flight originated on December 27, 2003 at 1530 MST, from a local hospital in Santa Fe, new Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a FAA flight plan had not been filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the only occupant a commercial pilot received minor injuries. The aircraft hangar and five aircraft located in the hangar were damaged from flying debris.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 27, 2003, AT 1545 MST, A AEROSPATIALE DAUPHIN, N291LL, REGISTERED TO BUSINESS AIRCRAFT LEASING INC., AND OPERATED BY AEROWEST HELICOPTERS, STRUCK AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR WITH IT'S MAIN ROTOR BLADE WHILE TAXIING AT SANTA FE AIRPORT, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. THE PART 91 RE-POSITIONING FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON DECEMBER 27, 2003 AT 1530 MST, FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FAA FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE ONLY OCCUPANT A COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HANGAR AND FIVE AIRCRAFT LOCATED IN THE HANGAR WERE DAMAGED FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN04LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Fe, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain lateral clearance from the hangar. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.Dec 27, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N291LL · 3

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

Incident 20010831028009INormal Cruise · Hershey, PA(-23) While at cruise flight altitude 3000' MSL engine oil temperature #1 was noted as full scale depletion. No oil temperature light instrumentation and other parameters were normal. Declared emergency and returned to Hershey medical center, and landed…Aug 31, 2001 Incident 20010828027999INormal Cruise · Ft Indiantown, PA(-23) Aircraft experienced smoke and fumes in cabin and cockpit during cruise flight. Uneventful precautionary landing completed at Muir Aaf (kmui). Maintenance inspection found a defective medical air pump. Pump replaced and aircraft returned to service. SDR…Aug 28, 2001 Incident 19920305012029ILevel Off Touchdown · Elizabethtown, KYPilot made a hard landing. Aircraft sustained minor damage.Mar 5, 1992 · Reported as Aerosp SA365N · Minor damage