# Accident 20040520009779A: Snias AS350B3, Livermore, CA, May 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6933° N, 121.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6933&lon=-121.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216HP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,483 total, 1,189 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04TA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040520009779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS HOVER TAXIING FOR PARKING WHEN HE ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO DRIFT AFT AND STRIKE A CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH THE TAIL ROTOR. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER, TAIL ROTOR BLADES AND TAIL BOOM.

## 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 LAX04TA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA218), May 21, 2004: Eurocopter France AS350 B3 (N216HP), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstructions while landing.

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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