# Accident 20100211027939A: Eurocopter AS 365 N2 D, Cheverly, MD, February 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2010, 22:50 local time
- Place: Cheverly, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9303° N, 76.9200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9303&lon=-76.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61MD-2022-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 365 N2 DAUPHIN (registry code 8680952, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-365-n2-dauphin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 365 N2 D
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,452 total, 360 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10TA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100211027939A

## Narrative

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

PUBLIC USE MSP HELICOPTER N61MD DELIVERED A PATIENT TO PRINCE GEORGE GENERAL HOSPITAL AND LANDED WITH THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT LAYING ON A SNOW BANK.  WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF, THE TAIL ROTOR FAIRING WAS FLEXED INTO THE TAIL ROTOR BY THE SNOW CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR AND FAIRING.

## 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 ERA10TA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA142), Feb 12, 2010: Eurocopter AS 365 N2 Dauphin (N61MD), Cheverly, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: Incomplete clearing of snow from the helipad and vicinity. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a NOTAM regarding the presence of snow banks and the pilot's failure to ensure that the…

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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