# Accident 20140703010559A: American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3E, Fallon, NV, July 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2014, 17:15 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 39.3744° N, 117.7803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3744&lon=-117.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N832PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N832PA-2016-02-19) (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: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3E
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,565 total, 319 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14GA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14GA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140703010559A

## Narrative

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

DURING A PINNACLE APPROACH WITH A 100 ' LONG LINE, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STATED TO ROTATE RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

## 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 WPR14GA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14GA281), Jul 4, 2014: American Eurocopter AS350B3 (N832PA), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of tail rotor effectiveness, which resulted in an uncontrolled rotation and descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was a sudden shift in wind conditions and the helicopter's high…

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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