# Accident 20141216021289A: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL, Bicknell, UT, December 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2014, 09:00 local time
- Place: Bicknell, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3306° N, 111.5495° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3306&lon=-111.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N352SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N352SL-2024-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL (registry code 8680951, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,567 total, 1,388 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141216021289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS HERDING ANTELOPE OFF AIRPORT AND SETTLED WITH POWER RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.  THE RESULT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BOOM AND FUSELAGE TAIL BOOM ATTACH POINT.

## 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 WPR15CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA063), Dec 16, 2014: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 Ecureuil (N352SL), Bicknell, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to prevent the helicopter from settling with power while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard 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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