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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · S.N.I.A.S. AS-350B ECUREUIL · Hamilton, MT · July 1, 2013

Date: July 1, 2013 · 10:50 local
Place: Hamilton, MT
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N989WC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13LA302
Reported as: S.N.I.A.S. AS-350B Ecureuil
Reported engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 316 total80 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N989WCRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2018 · S N I A S AS-350B ECUREUILS/N 1923 Airframe modelS N I A S AS-350B ECUREUIL

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What happened

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

At approximately 10:45 am 1 July, 2013, N989WC a Eurocopter AS350B experience a loss of power resulting in a hard landing. The aircraft was being operated by a commercially certificated pilot in VMC conditions on a pleasure flight, enroute from Hamilton to philipsburg Montana. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot was uninjured. FAA investigators were onsite approximately 2 hours after the accident and documented the aircraft. Documentation captured images of a broken P2 air line at the fuel control.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 AM 1 JULY, 2013, N989WC A EUROCOPTER AS350B EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A COMMERCIALLY CERTIFICATED PILOT IN VMC CONDITIONS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT, ENROUTE FROM HAMILTON TO PHILIPSBURG MONTANA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. FAA INVESTIGATORS WERE ONSITE APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND DOCUMENTED THE AIRCRAFT. DOCUMENTATION CAPTURED IMAGES OF A BROKEN P2 AIR LINE AT THE FUEL CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR13LA302Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHamilton, MTThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the fatigue failure of a pneumatic fuel controller pipe. Also causal was maintenance personnel’s failure to adequately maintain the pipe and replace it with a thicker type.Jul 1, 2013 · Substantial damage