# Incident 20240422008609I: Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350B3, Frisco, CO, April 22, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2024, 22:13 local time
- Place: Frisco, CO
- Airport: Summit Medical Center Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 39.5814° N, 106.0920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Summit Medical Center Heliport (91CO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5814&lon=-106.0920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N399LG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N399LG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 (registry code 1145005, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as350b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2D (registry code 60080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC AS350B3
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,240 total, 338 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240422008609I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 22ND 2024, WHILE RESPONDING TO A SCENE, AN AIR AMBULANCE EXPERIENCED A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE WHILE MAKING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN AN UNIMPROVED AREA. VFR CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT WITH SURFACE WINDS OF ABOUT 25 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH. THERE WERE 3 OCCUPANTS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT (PILOT, NURSE, AND PARAMEDIC). NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

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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