# Incident 20150712011799I: Aerospatiale AS350B ECUREUIL, Bridgeport, CA, July 12, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2015, 12:45 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Location: 38.2552° N, 119.2104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2552&lon=-119.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N498PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N498PT-2025-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B ECUREUIL (registry code 8680819, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS350B ECUREUIL
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150712011799I

## Narrative

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

DURING / HOVER LANDING WHILE SETTING DOWN THE FIREFIGHTING BUCKET A  SLEEPING BAG FLEW UP INTO THE TAIL ROTOR.

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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