N352LN — 2003 Eurocopter AS 350 B2

Aircraft record

Serial number

3728

Manufacturer

Eurocopter

Model

AS 350 B2

Year

2003

Category

Rotorcraft

Engine

Turbomeca Arriel 1d1

Registration

Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

1. CEN11FA599Aug 26, 2011Mosby, MOFatal · 4 fatal

   The pilot's failure to confirm that the helicopter had adequate fuel on board to complete the mission before making the first departure, his improper decision to continue the mission and make a second departure after he became aware of a critically low fuel level, and his failure to successfully enter an autorotation when the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were (1) the pilot's distracted attention due to personal texting during safety-critical ground and flight operations, (2) his degraded performance due to fatigue, (3) the operator's lack of a policy requiring that an operational control center specialist be notified of abnormal fuel situations, and (4) the lack of practice representative of an actual engine failure at cruise airspeed in the pilot's autorotation training in the accident make and model helicopter.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2003 Eurocopter AS 350 B2).

1. Jan 4, 2018deregistered — Air Methods Corp

Frequently asked

Has N352LN been in an accident?

Yes. N352LN appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2011.

What kind of aircraft is N352LN?

N352LN is a 2003 Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (rotorcraft), serial number 3728.

Has N352LN been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N352LN (CEN11FA599) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.