# Accident 20050601012759A: Snias AS350B2, Bisbee, AZ, June 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2005
- Place: Bisbee, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UM8M
- Location: 31.4394° N, 109.8353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4394&lon=-109.8353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5205F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5205F-2013-06-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05GA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05GA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050601012759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ENTERED INTO A DOWN WIND DESCENT INTO A MOUNTAIN BOWL TO SEARCH FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS. DURING THIS DESCENT PILOT LOST TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY AND BEGAN SPINNING. THE SHIP IMPACTED THE GROUND IN ALMOST STRAIGHT PATH WITH A SLIGHT ROTATIONAL TWIST. THE SHIP SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN BACK AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER.

## 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 LAX05GA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05GA192), Jun 2, 2005: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N5205F), Bisbee, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate forward airspeed, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, while operating near the out of ground effect…

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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