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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Eurocopter AS365N3 · Dayton, OH · July 4, 2010

Date: July 4, 2010 · 03:09 local
Place: Dayton, OH
Airport: Moraine Airpark
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: QMLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N520CF
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10IA372
Reported as: Eurocopter AS365N3
Reported engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,120 total0 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N520CFRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2024 · Eurocopter AS365N3S/N 6537 · Built 1998 Airframe modelEurocopter AS365N3 Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-2CTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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During cruise flight at 2000 feet, the upper front corner of the emergency egress door was dislodged, the airstream caught door and bent the top half down to where it contacted the lower portion of the door. The window departed the door and struck the horizontal stabilizer. Reviewed jeb 07/27/2010.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2000 FEET, THE UPPER FRONT CORNER OF THE EMERGENCY EGRESS DOOR WAS DISLODGED, THE AIRSTREAM CAUGHT DOOR AND BENT THE TOP HALF DOWN TO WHERE IT CONTACTED THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DOOR. THE WINDOW DEPARTED THE DOOR AND STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REVIEWED JEB 07/27/2010.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN10IA372Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDayton, OHThe unintentional movement of the jettison handle in-flight due to the pilot’s dropping of a manual that impacted the handle and released the door window, which then impacted the horizontal stabilizer. Contributing to the accident was the jettison handle…Jul 4, 2010 · Minor damage

Other reports on N520CF · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20220726020089ALanding: Approach · Hamilton, OHOn 7/26/2022 at 0435, [privacy data omitted] Eurocopter AS365N3, while responding to an ems/haa call, the pilot struck high tension wires during approach to the landing zone and experienced a hard landing. Pilot failed to identify the high-tension wires prior…Jul 26, 2022 · Destroyed Incident 20140709010719IHover/Holding · Moraine, OHThe helicopter was in a hover at night when the pilot noticed the helicopter in a slow rearward drift. When the pilot started to adjust for the drift the tail cowling panel hit the hangar door causing damage to the rear navigation light and minor damage to…Jul 9, 2014 · Minor damage