Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B3 N852BP
17 October 2014 · Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 October 2014 at about 18:45 local time, a Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B3 registered N852BP, operated by US Customs and Border Protection, was involved in an accident near Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.5697, -108.8739
- Aircraft
- Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B3
- Registration
- N852BP
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 2002
- Operator
- US Customs and Border Protection
- Operating rule
- Public Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Deming → Deming
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15TA017
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate drift control and skid clearance from the ground during takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover when the aft right skid contacted a rock.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The helicopter departed from level terrain and then drifted backward. The aft right skid then contacted a rock that was embedded in the ground, which resulted in the helicopter pivoting around the rock, the rotor blades impacting the ground, and the helicopter rolling over onto its right side. Examination of wreckage revealed no anomalies with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. A review of data from the vehicle engine multifunction display revealed that all of the recorded failures were associated with the ground impact and that no preimpact anomalies occurred. The evidence is consistent with a dynamic rollover event.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Airbus Helicopters AS-350 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2014 | Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B3 | Hemet, California, United States | County of Riverside | Minor injuries | - |
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