# Accident 20040712021579A: Snias AS350BA, Meadview, AZ, July 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2004
- Place: Meadview, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon West Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M7KA
- Location: 35.9903° N, 113.8164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9903&lon=-113.8164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91MH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350BA
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1D1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,590 total, 300 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040712021579A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX04LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA261), Jul 12, 2004: Eurocopter France AS350 B2 (N91MH), Peach Springs, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of downwind takeoff direction and improper use of the collective control prior to reaching translational lift, which resulted in a settling with power condition and a collision…

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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