# Accident 20110529024879A: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Ft Worth, TX, May 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2011, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Alliance
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9795° N, 97.3106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9795&lon=-97.3106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747CH-2012-05-02) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,490 total, 830 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110529024879A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OWNER OF THE ACCIDENT HELICOPTER N757CH WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED HE WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN PREPARATION FOR HIS FORMAL TRAINING WITH AMERICAN EUROCOPTER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DURING THIS TRAINING SESSION WAS DEMONSTRATING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE, AND THE AFFECT IT HAS ON THE CONTROLS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS, AND CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE THE CONTROL WAS LOST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED AN UNSUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION, IMPACTED THE GROUND RIGHT SKID LOW.THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HELICOPTER MANAGED TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE LEFT CABIN DOOR WITHOUT INJURIES.. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SENT A 44709 LETTER FOR REVIEW OF HIS AIRMAN QUALICATIONS AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CCHOSE TO SURRENDE HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE IN LIEU OF A 44709 CHECKRIDE HIS CERTIFICATE ALONG WITH HIS SURRENDER LETTER WAS FORWARDED TO THE REGIONAL OFFICE.

## 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 CEN11FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA359), May 29, 2011: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N747CH), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control due to his not maintaining adequate airspeed and altitude during a simulated hydraulic flight control failure. 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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