# Incident 20180717011469I: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Peach Springs, AZ, July 17, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2018, 17:45 local time
- Place: Peach Springs, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PG9A
- 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: N425EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425EH-2019-06-18) (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: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,247 total, 676 in this make and model, 187 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180717011469I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE HELIPORT FACILITY AT THE GRAND CANYON WEST AIRPORT (1G4). DURNING TRANSITION FROM HOVER TO FORWARD FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO A RAVINE. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF AND LANDED ON A KNOLL. THE LANDING WAS HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONCERN.  A MECHANIC, WHO WAS ABOARD EXITED AND EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED BY HIM AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO BOULDER CITY AIRPORT (BVU).  UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SKID AND A SMALL DENT IN THE TAIL BOOM.

THE FLIGHT WAS A TRANSPORTATION FLIGHT OF COMPANY EMPLOYEES OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.

## Other reports on N425EH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120202000809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120202000809I), Feb 2, 2012: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N425EH), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. During a preflight inspection prior to the first flight of the day, the assigned pilot noticed that both tail rotor strike tabs were bent and marks on tail…

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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