# Incident 20040219001699I: Snias AS350BA, Las Vegas, NV, February 19, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2004, 18:59 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: S9HA
- Location: 36.0803° N, 115.1522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0803&lon=-115.1522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N358NT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N358NT-2013-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS-350B ECUREUIL (registry code 8680801, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as-350b-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350BA
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04IA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04IA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040219001699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED CONTROL PROBLEMS TO LAS ATC AT APPROX 0125 UTC. PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT TO AIRPORT WHERE EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE AND MADE 8 ATTEMPTS TO LAND, LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY (1L) ON LAST ATTEMPT SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 1000 YARDS AND STOPPING AT DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE PASSENGERS OR PILOT ON BOARD. UPON INVESTIGATION BY COMPANY PERSONNEL THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL LEVER/BELCRANK WAS FOUND BROKEN WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL.

## 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 LAX04IA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04IA133), Feb 20, 2004: Eurocopter AS 350B (N358NT), Las Vegas, NV, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the tail rotor pitch change lever failed in fatigue due to improper installation by company maintenance personnel.

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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