# Accident 20131020020489A: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Canton, MS, October 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2013, 11:08 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: 32.5706° N, 90.1586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5706&lon=-90.1586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911ES-2022-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,197 total, 769 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131020020489A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS IN CRUISE AT LEVEL FLIGHT AND SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 ERA14CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA009), Oct 20, 2013: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N911ES), Madison, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter's collision with a black vulture during climb to cruise altitude.

## Other reports on N911ES (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060126001819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060126001819A), Jan 26, 2006: Snias AS350B2 (N911ES), Port Isabel, TX, Minor damage. (-23) During a training flight in the landing phase, the aircraft experienced a hard landing due to improper flight control inputs by the pilot being trained.…

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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