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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Eurocopter AS 350 B2 · Hugo, OK · April 29, 2012

Date
April 29, 2012 · 01:10 local
Place
Hugo, OK
Airport
Stan Stamper Municipal
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
7EMA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N406EM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA269
Reported as
Eurocopter AS 350 B2
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During hovering auto for night vision goggles evaluation, aircraft impacted the ground. Post flight revealed tail boom damage.

As the FAA filed it

DURING HOVERING AUTO FOR NIGHT VISION GOGGLES EVALUATION, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. POST FLIGHT REVEALED TAIL BOOM DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.