# Accident 20040817018729A: Snias AS350B2, New Hudson, MI, August 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2004, 18:50 local time
- Place: New Hudson, MI
- Airport: New Hudson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5031° N, 83.6236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5031&lon=-83.6236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N631SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N631SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 323 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040817018729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRACTICE AUTOROTATION RECOVERY RPM TOO LOW - HARD LANDING.

## 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 CHI04CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA233), Aug 17, 2004: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N631SD), New Hudson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The autorotation performed by the dual student and the delayed remedial action by the certified flight instructor.

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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