# Incident 20090516006569I: Snias AS350B3, Simla, CO, May 16, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2009, 22:10 local time
- Place: Simla, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 39.1408° N, 104.0825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simla, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1408&lon=-104.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N394LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N394LG-2021-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (registry code 8680954, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B3
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516006569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DUCK CAME THROUGH CHIN BUBBLE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IMMEDIATELY AND CALLED FOR SECOND AIRCRAFT TO TRANSPORT PATIENT.  SIMLA FIRE AND POLICE SECURED AIRCRAFT UNTIL AIR METHODS RECOVERED IT.

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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