# Accident 20140904016679A: Eurocopter AS 350 B3, Lincoln, CA, September 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2014, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9092° N, 121.3514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9092&lon=-121.3514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217HP) (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 2B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14TA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14TA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140904016679A

## Narrative

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

TRAINING EXERCISE

## 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 WPR14TA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14TA370), Sep 5, 2014: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (N217HP), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine to provide sufficient power when commanded by the pilot during the power recovery phase of a practice autorotation for reasons that could not be determined because…

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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