# Accident 20140409005739A: Airbus AS-350-B3E, Albuquerque, NM, April 9, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2014, 17:43 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Unm Hospital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VE7A
- Location: 35.0878° N, 106.6186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0878&lon=-106.6186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N395P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N395P-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B3 (registry code 1145004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D (registry code 60080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS AS-350-B3E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,930 total, 1,647 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140409005739A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 9, 2014, AT 17:43 MDT AN AIR BUS AS-350-B3E LOST TORQUE CONTROL DURING TAKE OFF FROM THE ROOF-TOP HELI-PAD ON TOP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO DURING A RETURN FLIGHT TO HOME BASE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND TWO MEDICAL CREW MEMBERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM RUST MEDICAL CENTER, RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO ON APRIL 9, 2014 AT 16:30 MDT.

## 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 CEN14FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA193), Apr 9, 2014: Airbus AS350 B3E (N395P), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of yaw control during takeoff due to the absence of hydraulic boost to the tail rotor pedals for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. A finding in…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.