# Accident 20130611011009A: American Eurocopter Corp AS350B2, Talihina, OK, June 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2013, 18:30 local time
- Place: Talihina, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 7EMA
- Location: 34.7567° N, 95.0842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7567&lon=-95.0842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N935EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N935EM-2015-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B2 (registry code 1145100, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,472 total, 91 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130611011009A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED THE HOSPITAL AT TALIHINA, OK. FROM A PARKING LOT ROAD DUE TO ANOTHER HELICOPTER ON THE HELIPAD.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE WEST TOWARDS THE SUN.  AFTER LIFT OFF, THE HELICOPTER'S ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED A 40 FEET TALL LIGHT POLE APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET AWAY FROM THE INITIAL LIFT OFF POINT.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED 230 FEET FROM ITS ORIGINAL LIFT OFF POINT.  A POST IMPACT FIRE OCCURRED BUT WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN13FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA344), Jun 11, 2013: Eurocopter AS350B2 (N935EM), Talihina, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The helicopter pilot's failure to see and avoid the 40-ft-tall lamp post during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight evaluation of the obstructions in the…

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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