# Accident 20120429009119A: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Hugo, OK, April 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2012, 01:10 local time
- Place: Hugo, OK
- Airport: Stan Stamper Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 7EMA
- Location: 34.0336° N, 95.5386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0336&lon=-95.5386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406EM (not matched to a registry record)
- 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
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120429009119A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVERING AUTO FOR NIGHT VISION GOGGLES EVALUATION, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. POST FLIGHT REVEALED TAIL BOOM 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 CEN12CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA269), Apr 29, 2012: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N406EM), Hugo, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate collective control inputs while performing a hovering autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the check airman's delayed remedial…

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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