20040712021579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350BA · Meadview, AZ · July 12, 2004

Date
July 12, 2004
Place
Meadview, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon West Airport
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
M7KA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91MH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04LA261
Reported as
Snias AS350BA
Reported engine
TMECA ARRIEL1D1
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,590 total300 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot made a running take off into a ssw wind, at approximately seventy five yards the pilot reported loss of power the aircraft went into a left spin. The aircraft spun approximately three times before impacting the ground causing substantial damage. The cause of this accident is not known at this time, the engine is waiting to be ran at the engine manufacturer. Any change to this report will be resubmitted as an amendment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT MADE A RUNNING TAKE OFF INTO A SSW WIND, AT APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY FIVE YARDS THE PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A LEFT SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME, THE ENGINE IS WAITING TO BE RAN AT THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER. ANY CHANGE TO THIS REPORT WILL BE RESUBMITTED AS AN AMENDMENT.

NTSB investigation

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