# Accident 20101112051039A: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Pacoima, CA, November 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2010, 07:48 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2594° N, 118.4136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2594&lon=-118.4136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1231A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1231A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL LTS101
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101112051039A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER ON DOWNWIND DEPARTURE. PILOT AUTOROTATED THE HELICOPTER TO RUNWAY 30. THE TAIL SECTION OF THE HELICOPTER SEPARATED FROM THE ROTORCRAFT ON LANDING.

## 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 WPR11FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA045), Nov 12, 2010: Eurocopter AS350B2 (N1231A), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The contamination of a spool bearing in the power turbine governor during manufacture, which led to the bearing’s failure in flight, a subsequent loss of engine power during departure, and 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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