Accident: AIRBUS Helicopters AS350
Dec 16, 2015 · Superior, AZ
NTSB numberWPR16FA040Event id20151216X13718
- 2
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of helicopter control in mountainous terrain as the result of operating the helicopter outside the performance envelope of its hydraulic system and encountering the servo transparency phenomenon. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to perform low-level, high-speed maneuvers through mountainous terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- AIRBUS Helicopters AS350
- Registration
- N74317
- Year built
- 2007
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying Low altitude operation/event
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