# Accident 20140611009389A: Eurocopter AS 350 B3, Anchorage, AK, June 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2014, 11:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2133° N, 149.8444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2133&lon=-149.8444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N356EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N356EV-2015-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (registry code 8680954, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B1 (registry code 60056, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140611009389A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE AIRCRAFT.  UPON START THE ROTOR RPM EXCEEDED LIMITS AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED GROUND RESONANCE.  MAIN ROTOR SUFFERED SEPARATION DAMAGE AND TAIL BOOM IS BENT.

## 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 ANC14LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA041), Jun 11, 2014: Airbus/Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N356EV), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper engine start procedure, which resulted in an overspeed of the engine and main rotor drive system.

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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