# Incident 20090303003149I: Snias AS350B2, Peach Springs, AZ, March 3, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2009, 09:55 local time
- Place: Peach Springs, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon West
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 35.9903° N, 113.8164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9903&lon=-113.8164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197AE-2014-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell LTS101-700D-2 (registry code 33825, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-lts101-700d-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101700
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,968 total, 498 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09IA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09IA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090303003149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT AS350B2, N197AE PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE PERFORMING A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OVER THE GRAND CANYON THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER THE PILOT MADE EMERGENCY RADIO CALL, BRIEFED THE SIX PASSENGERS OF THE EMERGENCY AND THEIR REQUIRED LANDING POSTURE, INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION TO A SELECTRED GROUND POINT, COMPLETED THE AUTOROTATION WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON ITS LANDING GEAR.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND SIX OCCUPANTS.  THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.  AICRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR 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 WPR09IA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09IA140), Mar 3, 2009: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N197AE), Peach Springs, AZ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the number three engine bearing as a result of oil starvation due to coked oil obstructing the oil passages.

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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