# Incident 20140709010719I: Eurocopter AS365N3, Moraine, OH, July 9, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2014, 23:34 local time
- Place: Moraine, OH
- Airport: Moraine Air Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 39.6821° N, 84.2400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORAINE AIR PARK (I73), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6821&lon=-84.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520CF-2024-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS365N3 (registry code 8680903, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as365n3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2C (registry code 60054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS365N3
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,642 total, 2,521 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140709010719I

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER WAS IN A HOVER AT NIGHT WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THE HELICOPTER IN A SLOW REARWARD DRIFT. WHEN THE PILOT STARTED TO ADJUST FOR THE DRIFT THE TAIL COWLING PANEL HIT THE HANGAR DOOR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR NAVIGATION LIGHT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HANGAR DOOR. THE PILOT LANDED AND SHUT THE HELICOPTER DOWN.

REVIEWED BY DWS 07/28/2014

## Other reports on N520CF (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220726020089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220726020089A), Jul 26, 2022: Eurocopter AS365N3 (N520CF), Hamilton, OH, Destroyed. On 7/26/2022 at 0435, [privacy data omitted] Eurocopter AS365N3, while responding to an ems/haa call, the pilot struck high tension wires during approach to…
- [Incident 20100704038179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100704038179I), Jul 4, 2010: Eurocopter AS365N3 (N520CF), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. During cruise flight at 2000 feet, the upper front corner of the emergency egress door was dislodged, the airstream caught door and bent the top half down to…

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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