# Accident 20110223002579A: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Riverside, CA, February 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2011, 16:20 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: March Arb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8844° N, 117.2528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8844&lon=-117.2528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N965SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965SD-2011-07-01) (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: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,728 total, 4,276 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11GA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11GA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110223002579A

## Narrative

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

N965SD DEPARTED LONG BEACH AIRPORT, CA. DIRECT TO MARCH ARB CA. FOR TRAINING.  DURING A MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKE-OFF, AT 20 FEET AGL, THE CFI ACTIVATED A HYDRAULIC TEST THAT SIMULATES A HYDRAULIC FAILURE.  NEITHER THE TRAINEE NOR THE CFI RESPONDED IN TIME TO PREVENT THE LEFT SPIN THAT ENSUED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR11GA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11GA144), Feb 24, 2011: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N965SD), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to follow proper procedures during a simulated hydraulic emergency that resulted in a loss of helicopter control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s…

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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