# Accident 20050714024169A: Aerosp SA365N, Valparaiso, IN, July 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2005, 16:10 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter County Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAQA
- Location: 41.4667° N, 87.0506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4667&lon=-87.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N365S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N365S-2010-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA365N (registry code 8680669, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa365n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA365N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050714024169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD AIRCRAFT IN HOVER ON AN APPROXIMATELY 230-240 DEGREE HEADING, 4-6 FOOT HEIGHT. PILOT THEN BEGAN A PEDAL TURN TO RIGHT, AIRCRAFT GOT TO APPROXIMATELY A 270 DEGREE HEADING, PILOT CONTINUED TO APPLY RIGHT PEDAL AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT TURN ANY MORE. AIRCRAFT THEN WENT INTO A SUDDEN AND UNCOMMANDED YAW TO THE LEFT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP YAW AND AT A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 090 THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROOF STRUCTURE AND ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 CHI05FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA192), Jul 14, 2005: Aerospatiale AS365N (N365S), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loose tail rotor drive shaft coupling due to its improper installation by the operator's maintenance personnel, which resulted in the failure of the tail rotor drive shaft. An additional cause…

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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