# Accident 20140627009869A: Aerospatiale AS350B, Mayhill, NM, June 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2014, 23:15 local time
- Place: Mayhill, NM
- Airport: Pay Jay Arabian Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GNQA
- Location: 32.8886° N, 105.4792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8886&lon=-105.4792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69PJ-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS350B
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 138 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140627009869A

## Narrative

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

DURING A GO-AROUND, N69PJ WAS CAUGHT IN A DOWN DRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER.  N69PJ MADE A HARD LANDING AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE HELICOPTER.  PILOT AND FRONT PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  BOTH PASSENGERS IN THE BACK RECEIVED INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.  ONE TREATED AND RELEASED AND THE OTHER SUFFERED A BROKEN PELVIS.

## 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 CEN14LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA326), Jun 27, 2014: Aerospatiale AS350B (N69PJ), Mayhill, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while performing a go-around in strong, gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to initiate the flight 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.

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