# Incident 20090821048829I: Aerospatial AS350 B2 EC, Sand Point, AK, August 21, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2009, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sand Point, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: U0GA
- Location: 55.3145° N, 160.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sand Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3145&lon=-160.4856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL AS350 B2 EC
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090821048829I

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE AIRMEN, THE HELICOPTER LANDED SAFELY ON A CREEK BED. BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ON LEVEL GROUND, IT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED WHEN THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A ROCK WALL CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

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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