American Eurocopter AS350BA N350BA

Summary

On 10 July 1993 at about 16:05 local time, a American Eurocopter AS350BA registered N350BA, operated by American Eurocopter Corp., was involved in an accident near West Plains, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 July 1993 at 16:05

Classification

Accident

Location

West Plains, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

36.7408, -91.8597

Aircraft

American Eurocopter AS350BA

Registration

N350BA

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

American Eurocopter Corp.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pomona → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI93FA249

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WITNESSES STATED EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AS THE HELICOPTER CIRCLED OVERHEAD BEFORE BEGINNING THE APPROACH TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD AT THE FAIRGROUND. THEY REPORTED THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED TO ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THEN TURNED RIGHT AND STOPPED. THE HELICOPTER DROPPED, TAIL LOW, TO THE GROUND, THEN BOUNCED FORWARD HARD ON THE NOSE SECTION. WITNESSES STATED WHEN THE HELICOPTER BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN IT WAS SPINNING, AND MOVING TOWARDS THEM. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK ELECTRICAL POWER LINES AND CAME TO REST ON AN ASPHALT ROAD ABOUT 90 FEET FROM THE POINT OF INITIAL IMPACT. POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.