# Accident 20181029014309A: American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3, Odanah, WI, October 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2018, 12:20 local time
- Place: Odanah, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5272° N, 90.6025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5272&lon=-90.6025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910S-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B3 (registry code 1145004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D (registry code 60080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181029014309A

## Narrative

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

OCTOBER 29, 2018, N910S DEPARTED SAGINAW, MI AT 0845 EDT AND LANDED AT THE IRONWOOD, MI AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT. THE PILOT IN CONTROL RECEIVED 125 GALLONS OF JET A FUEL AND DEPARTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A ROUTINE AERIAL GAS AND OIL PIPELINE PATROL. AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT, COMPANY WORKING ON THE GROUND WITHIN THE PIPELINE RIGHT AWAY WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT AS IT PASSED OVER TO FROM EAST TO WEST. THE CREW OBSERVED NO ANOMALIES AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A WEST DIRECTION. AT APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES WEST OF THE GROUND CREW, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TREES 150 YARDS TO THE NORTH OF THE PIPELINE AT A 32-DEGREE NOSE DOWN ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAYING IN A NORTH DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE PIPELINE.

## 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 CEN19FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA018), Oct 29, 2018: Eurocopter AS350 (N910S), Odanah, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of helicopter control for undetermined reasons.

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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