# Accident 20100917044559A: Aerospatial AS 355F1, Manatou Springs, CO, September 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2010, 07:00 local time
- Place: Manatou Springs, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0604° N, 105.3104° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0604&lon=-105.3104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5802W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5802W-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (registry code 8680810, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL AS 355F1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA545) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100917044559A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 AR APRX 0700, AC N5802W AN AS355 HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE TERRAIN APRX ONE MILE SW OF THE SUMMIT OF PIKES PEAK, CO AT 14000' MSL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  FOUR SOB'S.  ALL RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  VFR FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED.

## 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 CEN10CA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA545), Sep 17, 2010: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (N5802W), Pikes Peak, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter's encounter with an unexpected downdraft, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N5802W (1)

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

- [Incident 19900314016409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900314016409I), Mar 14, 1990: Aerosp AS355F1 (N5802W), Gulf Of Mexico, LA. Blew a parked helicopter off of an offshore heliport while attempting to land in high winds.

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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