# Accident 20130919019449A: American Eurocopter LLC AS350B2, Canton, MS, September 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2013, 21:30 local time
- Place: Canton, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HDNA
- Location: 32.6093° N, 90.0298° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6093&lon=-90.0298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810LE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N810LE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B2 (registry code 1145000, 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 LLC AS350B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,523 total, 119 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA421) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130919019449A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 2125L, CREW NOTIFIED MEDSTAT COMM CENTER THEY WERE MAKING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO HELICOPTER ISSUES.  PILOT STATED DURING INTERVIEW THAT HE LOST OIL PRESSURE.  BEGAN SETTING UP FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND LOST POWER WHILE MANUEVERING TO LAND.  AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND 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 ERA13LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA421), Sep 20, 2013: American Eurocopter AS350B2 (N810LE), Canton, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to continue flight with a low engine oil pressure warning light instead of landing immediately in accordance with the flight manual emergency checklist. Contributing to…

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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