# Accident 20080521834049A: Snias AS350B2, Hiram, GA, May 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Hiram, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RMXA
- Location: 33.8744° N, 84.7431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8744&lon=-84.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417AE-2010-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL (registry code 8680951, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2-ecureuil) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 11 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080521834049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING NORMAL RUN-UP, AFTER FULL ADVANCE OF THE THROTTLE TO FLIGHT RPM, WITH THE COLLECTIVE IN THE LOCKED POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A VIOLENT LATERAL VIBRATION, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LATERALLY "BUCK". CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY MAINTAINING CORRECTIVE APPLICATION AND LEVELING. EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, ONE OF THE STARFLEX ARMS WAS NOTED TO BE SHATTERED AND THE TAILBOOM AND TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA08LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA106), May 21, 2008: Eurocopter France AS350 B2 (N417AE), Hiram, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the starflex arm during engine run-up due to inadequate inspection by maintenance personnel.

## Other reports on N417AE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090925025539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090925025539A), Sep 25, 2009: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 E (N417AE), Georgetown, SC, Destroyed, 3 fatal. The flight crew landed chareston, SC (kchs)for a medical drop off. The pilot refueled and check weather for conway, SC. He check radar and saw a line of…

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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