# Accident 20050921024779A: Snias AS350B3, Arrowbear Lake, CA, September 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2005, 10:15 local time
- Place: Arrowbear Lake, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JLFL
- Location: 34.2197° N, 117.0525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2197&lon=-117.0525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814CE-2005-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (registry code 8680954, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1 (registry code 60056, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B3
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,765 total, 110 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050921024779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE) AS-340-B3 EUROCOPTER CRASHED (FROM A HEIGHT OF @ 78 FEET AGL) IN A FORESTED AREA IMMEDIATELY AFTER DROPPING OFF AN EXTERNAL BASKET SLING LOAD OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (5 GALLON CONTAINERS OF TELEPHONE POLE SETTING FOAM). SCE WAS IN THE PREPARATION OF INSTALLING TELEPHONE POLES IN PRE-DUG HOLES.

## 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 LAX05LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA308), Sep 21, 2005: Eurocopter AS350B3 (N814CE), Running Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from trees while performing long line external lift operations.

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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