# Incident 20100919046519I: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Ubly, MI, September 19, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2010, 19:00 local time
- Place: Ubly, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7082° N, 82.9356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ubly, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7082&lon=-82.9356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100919046519I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS FILMING A SCENE FOR A MOVIE.  IT WAS FLYING WESTBOUND INTO THE SETTING SUN.  THE CAMERA BALL ON THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER STRUCK AN ELECTRIC POWER WIRE.  THE WIRE WAS BROKEN AND THE BALL AND CAMERA WERE DAMAGED.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD FLOWN OVER THIS ROUTE EARLIER, DOING A RECON FOR WIRES.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER ITSELF.

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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