# Accident 20170221001339A: Eurocopter AS 350 B3, San Juan, PR, February 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2017, 10:15 local time
- Place: San Juan, PR
- Airport: Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airpo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4567° N, 66.0983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4567&lon=-66.0983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N413LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (registry code 8680954, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170221001339A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 21, 2017 THE PIC OF AN EUROCOPTER EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION AFTER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO INCREASE AND EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS WITH WHITE SMOKE VISIBLE COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AN ENGINE FIRE WAS CONFIRMED AFTER TOUCHED DOWN BUT WAS QUICKLY CONTAINED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ERA17LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA126), Feb 21, 2017: Eurocopter AS 350 (N413LP), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's incorrect manipulations of the twist grip throttle control during a practice autorotation, which resulted in an engine overspeed and subsequent fire.

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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