# Incident 20120202000809I: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Grand Canyon, AZ, February 2, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2012, 07:47 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon West
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425EH-2019-06-18) (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: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120202000809I

## Narrative

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

DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE ASSIGNED PILOT NOTICED THAT BOTH TAIL ROTOR STRIKE TABS WERE BENT AND MARKS ON TAIL ROTOR BLADES. INDICATING THAT THE TAILROTOR HAD STRUCK SOMETHING. THE PILOT WHO FLEW THE AIRCRAFT THE PREVIOUS DAY WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE COMPANY. THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF ANY EVENT THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD UNDERGONE A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AFTER THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY. HOWEVER, THE CONDITION OF THE STRIKE TABS WERE NOT DISCOVER UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT ON DUTY.

## Other reports on N425EH (1)

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

- [Incident 20180717011469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180717011469I), Jul 17, 2018: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N425EH), Peach Springs, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft departed the heliport facility at the grand canyon west airport (1G4). Durning transition from hover to forward flight the aircraft descended into a…

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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