# Accident 20220319021609A: Eurocopter AS332L1, Azusa, CA, March 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2022, 17:00 local time
- Place: Azusa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Location: 34.1765° N, 117.8830° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1765&lon=-117.8830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950SG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950SG-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS332L1 (registry code 8680941, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as332l1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS332L1
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 6
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220319021609A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF HELICOPTER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A TREE WITH ITS MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND IT LANDED ON ITS LEFT-HAND SIDE.

## 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 WPR22LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA125), Mar 20, 2022: Eurocopter AS332L1 (N950SG), Azusa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree after encountering brownout conditions and a loss of visual reference during the approach to land.

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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