# Incident 20091104050999I: S.N.I.A.S. AS350BA, Council Bluffs, IA, November 4, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2009, 18:50 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165AM-2010-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS350BA (registry code 8680957, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S.N.I.A.S. AS350BA
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 327 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091104050999I

## Narrative

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

N165AM LAUNCHED FROM KCBF AT APPROXIMATELY 1814 CST ON 11/04/2009 FOR A PATIENT PICK-UP IN LEWIS TOWNSHIP IOWA NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CARDINAL LANE AND OVERLAND TRAIL.  N165AM LANDED FACING WEST ON CARDINAL LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 1825 CST AND THE PATIENT WAS BROUGHT ABOARD.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1850 CST (DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS) THE PILOT LIFTED OFF FROM THE ROAD (CARDINAL LANE, WHICH RUNS EAST-WEST), AND SWUNG THE TAIL TOWARD THE NORTH.  THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED A POWER LINE WHICH IT SEVERED.  THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD.

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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