Eurocopter AS 350 B3
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Accident 20251022020759AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Wetumpka, ALPilot was practicing hovering autos with company check airmen on board. Pilot checkride was completed and aircraft returned to base. This is a delayed report since the damage was not discovered until the aircraft was pre flighted by another pilot the next day.Accident 20250820017389AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Skwetna, AKAfter landing the helicopter, the pilot exited the aircraft and left it in ground idle to retrieve the long line that had just been used. While standing on the right side of the helicopter and recoiling the line into the back area, he pulled on the line that…Incident 20241110016109IEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Boron, CAOn 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…Accident 20230916013319AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Johnson River, AKOn septeber 16th 2023 a helicopter company while under contract with a mining company, working with a drilling company, were conducting sling load oporations. While lifting a rig shack from the drill rig, the drill helpers foot got caught in a tag line that…Accident 20230523011049AEurocopter AS350B3 · San Diego, CAOn may 23, 2023, [privacy data omitted] helicopter call sign “troy 161” with two crew members onboard experienced a hard landing. The aircraft departed brown field (sdm) at approximately 2115 in San Diego, CA for a routine patrol. After completion of their…Accident 20220416002309AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Phoenix, AZN808 landed at the city helo pad and requested a hot refuel. The crew of the helicopter acted in accordance with the company procedures listed in the general operations manual. The fueler arrived and asked about the amount of fuel requested. He then pulled…Accident 20211016019809AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Tucson, AZDuring landing to an elevated hospital helipad, the helicopter's tail rotor contacted the handle of a large fire extinguisher located on the helipad. The tail rotor and tail boom sustained substantial damage.Accident 20210327001299AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Palmer, AKTranscribed from the NTSB preliminary report. On March 27, 2021, about 1835 Alaska daylight time, an Airbus helicopters AS350-B3, N351SH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska. The pilot and four passengers were fatally…Accident 20200906012609AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Ft. Greely, AKPilot stated that shortly after takeoff and established cruise the door suddenly departed the aircraft with no warning or indication of being partial open. The door struck one of the main rotor blades. The pilot landed the aircraft immediately.Incident 20200201003019IEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Albuquerque, NMOn 2/01/2020, at approximately 1855 hrs. (0155Z) while conducting a criminal patrol flight, the aircrew was illuminated with a high intensity green laser. The aircrew quickly located the suspect at 2026 Vermont st NE in Albuquerque NM. The aircrew directed…Accident 20190327002069AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Montogomery, TXN818MC flight with 01 pilot and 02 forestry service passengers onboard originated from huntsville municipal airport (kuts), huntsville, TX, with a destination of sam houston national forest. Aircraft was participating in a controlled burn operation with the…Accident 20180725017949AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Kobuk, AKThe pilot, [privacy data omitted] was getting ready to sling load a box full of core samples from a remote area northeast of Kobuk Alaska. As he lifted off and hovered, he kept an eye on the sling to ensure it was not caught on either skid. He was…Accident 20170803012769AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Big Delta, AKPilot landed too close to a piece of equipment. Rotor blades struck steel rail on the equipment.Accident 20170711016549AAirbus AS-350 · King Vale, CAAircraft transporting pg&e employees as well as federal government inspector to evaluate local resivior dams with recent snow melt as a hydroelectric service. The aircraft and passengers had been to two previous alpine resiviors that day. Pilot attempted two…Accident 20170221001339AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · San Juan, PROn February 21, 2017 the PIC of an Eurocopter executed an autorotation after noticed that the engine RPM continued to increase and exceeded limitations with white smoke visible coming out from the engine compartment, an engine fire was confirmed after touched…Accident 20151215024069AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Superior, AZOn Tuesday, December 15, 2015, about 1723 local time, a Eurocopter AS350-B3 helicopter, registration number N74317, operating as a part 135 air ambulance flight by the air methods corporation, and doing business as (dba) native air, crashed under unknown…Incident 20150630010299IEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Littleton, CODuring post flight inspection pilot noted the strike tabs (small metal tabs on the tips of the tail rotor blades) on the aircraft tail rotor assembly were bent over. Pilot believes he contacted vegetation while performing a helicopter air ambulance patient…Incident 20141202021019IEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Watkins, COOn 12/02/2014 at approximately 2015 MST, N108LN an Airbus helicopter AS-350-B3 sustained minor damage to the tail rotor blades after making contact with an 8 foot sapling during confined area operations. The two crew members were not injured. Weather at the…Incident 20141025019879IEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Watkins, COOn training instrument approach to runway 35 at night under nvis when the aircraft had reached decision height (200 feet AGL) the check airman (ace) took the controls of the aircraft, leveled off and contacted the tower to request clearance to runway 26 for…Accident 20140904016679AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Lincoln, CATraining exerciseAccident 20140828016539AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Hemet, CAThe riverside sheriff department aviation unit AS350B3 was in the traffic pattern at Hemet-ryan airport conducting emergency governor training. After turning final for landing on runway 23, helicopter was in a nose high attitude with low forward airspeed, low…Incident 20140626010009IEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Temple, TXWhile lifting off to a hover, the aircraft began a rotation counter-clockwise. Following several rotations, the pilot lowered the aircraft to hover height, retarded the throttle and performed a hovering autorotation. The aircraft was drifting to the right and…Accident 20140611009389AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Anchorage, AKThe airman had trouble starting the aircraft. Upon start the rotor RPM exceeded limits and the aircraft entered ground resonance. Main rotor suffered separation damage and tail boom is bent.Accident 20140117001329AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Houlton, METhe pilot of homeland security and border patrol aircraft reported that while conducting training, that after completing the third takeoff and landing, at about 15 feet after takeoff, there was a loud explosion. He reported that immediately following the…Accident 20131022019759AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Somerville, TNOn October 22, 2013, about 0605 central daylight time (CDT), a Eurocopter AS350 B3, N353HW, impacted trees and terrain near Somerville, Tennessee. The certificated commercial pilot, a registered nurse, and a respiratory therapist were fatally injured; the…Incident 20130626012069IEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Safford, AZPilot was repositioning aircraft to pick up medical crew who had walked closer to accident scene. Pilot browned out in blowing dust and aborted landing. Upon returning to original landing zone pilot reported a slight vibration. On aircraft shutdown, slight…Accident 20130607013579AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Grand Praire, TXOn 06/07/2013 at 2140 local time an Eurocopter as 350 B3, owned by cfs air LLC., operated by qmla air methods under part 135. Was involved in an accident after trying to do a go around after hovering above runway 35. This was a training flight, they were…Accident 20130330006199AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Talkeetna, AKAircraft was dispatched from anc to the Talkeetna area on a search and rescue mission. The pilot went to the Talkeetna trooper station to pick up a state trooper for search and rescue assistance. The trooper helicopter departed Talkeetna enroute to larson…Accident 20120225004869AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · El Cajon, CAOn February 25, 2012 pilot [privacy data omitted] had a hard landing while piloting helicopter N118MB while working for mountain air helicopters on the san diego gas and electric sunrise powerlink project. [privacy data omitted] Stated that while on approach…Incident 20110901022489IEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Gerlach, NVOn September 01, 2011, at 0035 PST, a Eurocopter, model number as 350 B3, N902CF, registered to zions credit corporation. The helicopter was operated by air methods, LLC., when it collided with the ground while performing a run on maneuver landing during a…Accident 20110727014929AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Troutdale, ORAircraft departed aurora in route to the dalles approx. 15 minutes into flight the pilot heard a thump and aircraft started vibrating. The pilot decided a precautionary landing at Troutdale. Upon inspection the center tail drive shaft covr was missing, one of…Incident 20100411033509IEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Ketchikan, AKWhile attempting to land an AS-350-B3 in a confined area on high mountain pilot [privacy data omitted] contacted a solar panel with a main rotor blade , destroying the blade. Conditions were gusty winds, approximately 30-35 KTS. Due to the direction of the…Accident 20100325030809AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Brownsville, TNOn March 25, 2010, at approximately 0600 central daylight time (CDT), N885HW, a Eurocopter AS-350-B3, registered to and operated by the memphis medical air ambulance service (dba hospital wings) as a part 91 repositioning flight, crashed into a field 1.8…Accident 20100316032849AEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Parker, AZOn 3-16-2010 omniflight helicopter N4282, s/n 4282 located at la paz regional Hospital, Parker, AZ sustained damage to one main rotor blade, right side of tailboom and lower vertical fin. The damage occured due to a 12" crescent wrench being left on or near…Accident 20091022022229ASnias AS350B3 · Tucson, AZMr. Teeb was giving [privacy data omitted] a check ride following an accident [privacy data omitted] had in September, 2009. After 30 minutes of maneuvers, Mr. Steeb briefed, and then instructed [privacy data omitted] to perform a hovering autorotation.…Accident 20090804016419ASnias AS350B3 · Jacksonville, FL(-23) While conducting a training flight for us customs/border patrol, the student was practicing normal approach to a hover and hydraulic-loss emergency scenarios. When the aircraft became too difficult to control the student turned over the controls to the…Incident 20090516006569ISnias AS350B3 · Simla, CO(-23) Duck came through chin bubble. Aircraft landed immediately and called for second aircraft to transport patient. Simla fire and police secured aircraft until air methods recovered it.Accident 20081001846439AEuroco AS350B3 · Blaine, WA(-23) On October 1, 2008 at approximately 1900 PDT, N172AE, Eurocopter AS350 B3, serial number 3839, was performing a yearly proficiency exercise and was performing emergency procedures from the left hand pattern for runway 34 at Blaine Municipal. The…Accident 20080629844099ASnias AS350B3 · Ash Fork, AZ(-23) At approximately 0310 on 27 June the pilot received a telephone call from the phi communications center placing him and his crew on standby for a motorcycle accident on us highway 89, just south of Ash Fork, AZ. After preparing for the pending flight,…Accident 20070522011779ASnias AS350B3 · San Elizario, TX(-23) On may 22, 2007 at 0838 MDT, a Eurocopter as 350 B3, N851BP, registered to us border patrol air operations, collided with terrain while performing maneuvers along the us and Mexico border. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The…Accident 20060827018919ASnias AS350B3 · Casa Grande, AZ(-23) The pilot lifted off to a hover and was preparing to transition into forward flight when the helicopter lost power at approximately ten (10) foot of altitude. The pilot managed a hard landing onto the Casa Grande hospital's helipad area, applied the…Accident 20060813015989ASnias AS350B3 · Yellow Pine, ID(-23) While operating public use for the U.S. Forest service the Eurocopter AS-350B3, registration N355EV, crashed 14 miles west of Yellow Pine, ID. The aircraft had one pilot and four passengers on board, all suffered fatal injuries. The aircraft crashed on…Accident 20060516008189ASnias AS350B3 · Santa Teresa, NM(-23) Witness statements provided information that N183AE was conducting a series of takeoff and landings on the taxiway at 5T6 (at least 4 or as many as 6 in sequence). Additional information from oas investigation team member (not a witness) indicates that…Accident 20060421006519ASnias AS350B3 · Kenai, AK(-23) The pilot and two Alaska state troopers were on a search mission for a reported missing person. The pilot was using night vision goggles when the aircraft entered white-out conditions. The pilot turned to avoid a hillside when the aircraft struck the…Accident 20050921024779ASnias AS350B3 · Arrowbear Lake, CA(-23) A southern California edison (sce) AS-340-B3 Eurocopter crashed (from a height of @ 78 feet AGL) in a forested area immediately after dropping off an external basket sling load of construction materials (5 gallon containers of telephone pole setting…Accident 20041214030089AUrocop AS350B3 · Apache Junctio, AZ(-23) The helicopter was on a medical evacuation mission at 3003 w. Apache trail in Apache junction, AZ. The aircraft approached the landing zone from the southwest and circled north to make a final approach to the southwest. While at about 300' AGL the…Accident 20041102029139ASnias AS350B3 · Sierra Vista, AZ(-23) The pilot was responding to an EMS call when he took-off from the designated heli-pad on the roof top of Sierra Vista regional hospital. After an approx. fifty (50) foot vertical ascent, the pilot tipped the nose of the helicopter forward to enter…Accident 20040120000269ASnias AS350B3 · Mesa, AZ(-23) While conducting a training flight in the area of ffz, the pilot entered a practice autorotation @ 1900' (MSL)/80 KIAS. The autorotation was set up straight-in @ 220 degrees to the grass area just north of the runways at ffz. The autorotation descent…Accident 20031124031279ASnias AS350B3 · Yuma, AZ(-23) Public use aircraft, belonging to us border patrol. AS-350B3, N846BP piloted by joseph william dunn a commercial pilot certificate #526254488. Aircraft was taking off on its first flight of the day at approximately 20 feet in the air, there was a loud…Accident 20031103029319ASnias AS350B3 · Mesa, AZ(-23) On November 3, 2003, at approximately 1747 hours mountain standard time, helicopter N820NA, AS350-B3, serial no. 3602, call sign "native 9", was destroyed after a complete hydraulic system failure and subsequent accident at Falcon Field Airport, Mesa,…
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