# Incident 20251028016189I: Aerospatiale AS350BA, Chelsea, MA, October 28, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2025, 13:30 local time
- Place: Chelsea, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3968° N, 71.0313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chelsea, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3968&lon=-71.0313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61HL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61HL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350BA (registry code 8680817, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS350BA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING LTS 101 600A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,819 total, 142 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251028016189I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS / VIBRATION EVENT THAT OCCURRED ON

OCTOBER 28, 2025 CONCERNING HELICOPTER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT OPERATIONS OVER CHELSEA MA AROUND 1000 FT AGL.  THE PILOT FELT A LOSS OF POWER, SINKING FEELING AND NOTICED A VIBRATION, SCANNED THE GAUGES AND NOTICED A REDUCTION IN ENGINE INDICATIONS WITH NO OTHER WARNINGS OR CAUTION ADVISORIES DISPLAYED. THE PILOT OPTED TO LAND IN A VACANT LOT DIRECTLY IN LINE OF SIGHT.  THERE WAS NO AUTOROTATION INITIATED AND A NORMAL SHUTDOWN OF THE HELICOPTER OCCURRED.  THE HELICOPTER LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PERSON OR PROPERTY.

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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