# Accident 20130701011199A: S.N.I.A.S. AS-350B ECUREUIL, Hamilton, MT, July 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2013, 10:50 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2483° N, 113.8608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2483&lon=-113.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989WC-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS-350B ECUREUIL (registry code 8680801, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as-350b-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S.N.I.A.S. AS-350B ECUREUIL
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 80 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130701011199A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR13LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA302), Jul 1, 2013: S.N.I.A.S. AS-350B Ecureuil (N989WC), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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