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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL · Yukon, OK · May 12, 2021

Date: May 12, 2021 · 15:32 local
Place: Yukon, OK
Airport: Clarence E. Page Municipal Air
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N841BP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA216
Reported as: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 Ecureuil
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2

N841BPRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2022 · Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUILS/N 2036 · Built 1987 Airframe modelAerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1D1Turbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At approximately 1450 the aircraft departed for will rogers airport (kokc) for a series of training maneuvers at/near e. Page municipal airport (krce). Arrived at Page airport at 1500. After several training maneuvers the aircraft landed on runway 35L. At 1532 local time the aircraft departed runway 35L and according to the pilot, at about 25 feet AGL the aircraft started to yaw to the left. The instructor took control of the aircraft at that time. The control loads became excessive and the hydr light on the caution was illuminated. The pilot was unable to recover the aircraft from the left spin and the aircraft struck the ground approximately 150-200 yards west of runway 25L. The crew exited the aircraft and noticed the aircraft had caught fire. The aircraft was destroyed in the post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1450 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR WILL ROGERS AIRPORT (KOKC) FOR A SERIES OF TRAINING MANEUVERS AT/NEAR E. PAGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KRCE). ARRIVED AT PAGE AIRPORT AT 1500. AFTER SEVERAL TRAINING MANEUVERS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 35L. AT 1532 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 35L AND ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AT ABOUT 25 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO YAW TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THAT TIME. THE CONTROL LOADS BECAME EXCESSIVE AND THE HYDR LIGHT ON THE CAUTION WAS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT SPIN AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 150-200 YARDS WEST OF RUNWAY 25L. THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

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