# Accident 20130324006249A: American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3, Stevens Village, AK, March 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2013, 14:55 local time
- Place: Stevens Village, AK
- Airport: Stevens Village
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: 2SYL
- Location: 66.1742° N, 149.1203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.1742&lon=-149.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N353DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353DL-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B3 (registry code 1145004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D (registry code 60080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,083 total, 2,113 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130324006249A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATIONS AND HAD LANDED AT AN OFF AIRPORT SITE AWAITING HOOK-UP IN 2-3 FEET OF SNOW.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT FLIGHT RPM.  THE PILOT OPENED THE RIGHT DOOR TO CHECK THE TAIL ROTOR AREA. WHEN HE LEANED OUT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE ROTOR STRUCK THE SNOW/GROUND.  THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC13CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA035), Mar 24, 2013: Eurocopter AS350B3 (N353DL), Stevens Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent cyclic control input after landing, which resulted in the main rotor blades striking the ground.

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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