# Accident 20231219018799A: American Eurocopter Corp AS350B2, Shamong, NJ, December 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2023, 20:04 local time
- Place: Shamong, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7139° N, 74.6876° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7139&lon=-74.6876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N606HD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N606HD-2024-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Eurocopter AS350B2 (registry code 1145100, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-eurocopter-as350b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1 (registry code 60053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,597 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231219018799A

## Narrative

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

WHILE RETURNING TO HOME STATION (PNE, NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT) FROM COVERING A NEWS ASSIGNMENT, THE HELICOPTER ENTERED A SHALLOW DESCENT FROM APPROXIMATELY 1000' INTO A HEAVILY WOODEDED AREA AND WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POST CRASH FIRE.

IF FUTURE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE FAA 9 AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THIS EVENT, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED.

## 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 ERA24FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA069), Dec 20, 2023: American Eurocopter AS350B2 (N606HD), Hammonton, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The helicopter’s gradual descent and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined.

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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