# Incident 20150906014739I: Eurocopter AS 350 B3, Ironton, CO, September 6, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2015, 17:17 local time
- Place: Ironton, CO
- Airport: Telluride Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 37.9538° N, 107.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TELLURIDE RGNL (TEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9538&lon=-107.9087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914SM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,790 total, 55 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150906014739I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING, THE PILOT'S TAIL ROTOR STRUCK SOME BRANCHES OF A BUSH CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

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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