# Accident 20050904022839A: Snias SA330J, New Orleans, LA, September 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2005, 18:00 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: B15L
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330CC-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA330J (registry code 8680629, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa330j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca TURMO IV series (registry code 60008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-turmo-iv-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA330J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050904022839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING IT RUNNING AT GROUND IDLE. WIND TURBULENCE AND SOFT GROUND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER ON ITS SIDE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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