# Accident 20141113020369A: Aerospatiale AS350BA, Panguitch, UT, November 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2014, 10:45 local time
- Place: Panguitch, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: UZRS
- Location: 37.8453° N, 112.3919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8453&lon=-112.3919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425U-2018-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350BA (registry code 8680817, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS350BA
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,299 total, 700 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141113020369A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHILE PERFORMING A SIMULATED HYDRAULIC FAILURE EMERGENCY APPROACH TO LAND.  CFI TOOK CONTROLS AND WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 WPR15CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA040), Nov 13, 2014: Aerospatiale AS350BA (N425U), Panguitch, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed reaction in taking control of the helicopter during a student pilot's loss of control while landing.

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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