# Incident 20140205000779I: American Eurocopter LLC AS350B2, Mazama, WA, February 5, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2014, 11:49 local time
- Place: Mazama, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O4FA
- Location: 48.5921° N, 120.4040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mazama, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5921&lon=-120.4040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N569KB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N569KB-2014-12-17) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140205000779I

## Narrative

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

N569KB A AS-350 HELICOPTER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM SLIDING BACKWARDS DOWN A SNOW COVERED HILLSIDE.  THE TAILROTOR OF THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A SNOWBANK.

DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER WAS LIMITED TO THE TAILROTOR BLADES AND TAILBOOM ASSEMBLY.  NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.

THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 135 FOR "SOF" (SOLDIER OF FORTUNE) AIR INC. CERT # 0RFA FLYING SNOW SKIERS NEAR MAZAMA, WASHINGTON.  NO PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

THE HELICOPTER WAS RETRIVED FROM THE MOUNTAIN LOCATION BY A HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTER IN ORDER TO COMPLETE REQUIRED REPAIRS AT ACCEPTABLE FACILITY.

NO INDICATION OF ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS NOTED BY THE PILOT OR OWNER OF THE HELICOPTER.

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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