# Incident 20150915019319I: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Peach Springs, AZ, September 15, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2015, 13:08 local time
- Place: Peach Springs, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 9SZA
- Location: 35.5314° N, 113.4320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peach Springs, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5314&lon=-113.4320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3819, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3819-2021-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,403 total, 2,094 in this make and model, 1,434 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150915019319I

## Narrative

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

AN AIRBUS AS-350B2 HELICOPTER IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING A REMOTE LANDING SPOT LO CATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GRAND CANYON, NEAR PEACH SPRINGS, ARIZONA.

THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, LIMITED TO THE RIGHT REAR SKID AREA.

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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