# Incident 20241110016109I: Eurocopter AS 350 B3, Boron, CA, November 10, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2024, 12:09 local time
- Place: Boron, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 35.0300° N, 117.6689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boron, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0300&lon=-117.6689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N354SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B3 (registry code 8680954, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2B (registry code 60037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241110016109I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 10, 2024, THE FAA RECEIVED AN INCIDENT REPORT REGARDING A HELICOPTER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN BORON CA THAT WHILE TOWING SURVEY EQUIPMENT ON A LINE, STRUCK POWERLINES CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO THE POWER POLE AND CAUSING A FIRE ON THE SURVEY EQUIPMENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. THE NTSB AND FAA WERE CONTACTED REGARDING THE INCIDENT. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2024, A AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR FROM THE RIVERSIDE FAA FSDO CONTACTED THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE HELICOPTER OPERATION INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE PILOT OF THE HELICOPTER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ALLOWED THE DETECTION EQUIPMENT TO GET TOO LOW CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO THE POWER POLE BRACKETS, BUT NOT THE CABLES THEMSELVES. THIS EQUIPMENT WAS USED FOR A GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY FOR SKYCAN CORP AND THE USGS. THE EQUIPMENT ITSELF WAS DAMAGED. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS STILL WAITING FOR SCE FOR A FINAL EVALUATION OF THE DAMAGE AMOUNT; HOWEVER THIS APPEARS TO BE MINIMAL. SAFETY CONCERNS WERE DISCUSSED WITH THE PILOT AND COMPANY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^; HOWEVER THERE ARE NO FURTHER FINDINGS AND THE INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. SEE SAS NUMBER T-WP21-FY25-0325  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIION.

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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