# Accident 20240501004009A: Airbus AS350B3, Plant City, FL, May 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2024, 16:00 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9397° N, 82.1237° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9397&lon=-82.1237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N413JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 (registry code 1145005, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-as350b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Safran ARRIEL-2D (registry code 59997, https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-arriel-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS AS350B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,324 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240501004009A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 1, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 EST,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN AIRBUS AS350B3, S/N 8646, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL AND A HARD LANDING AT PLANT CITY, FLORIDA.  VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT WERE UNINJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IAW

TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS.

## 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 ERA24LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA205), May 1, 2024: Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 (N413JM), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate yaw control of the helicopter while maneuvering at a low altitude and airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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