N390LG — 2013 American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3

Aircraft record

Serial number

7595

Manufacturer

American Eurocopter Corp

Model

AS350B3

Year

2013

Category

Rotorcraft

Engine

Turbomeca Arriel 2d

Registration

Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

1. CEN15MA290Jul 3, 2015Frisco, COFatal · 1 fatal

   Airbus Helicopters' dual-hydraulic AS350 B3e helicopter's (1) preflight hydraulic check, which depleted hydraulic pressure in the tail rotor hydraulic circuit, and (2) lack of salient alerting to the pilot that hydraulic pressure was not restored before takeoff. Such alerting might have cued the pilot to his failure to reset the yaw servo hydraulic switch to its correct position during the preflight hydraulic check, which resulted in a lack of hydraulic boost to the pedal controls, high pedal forces, and a subsequent loss of control after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform a hover check after liftoff, which would have alerted him to the pedal control anomaly at an altitude that could have allowed him to safely land the helicopter. Contributing to the severity of the injuries was the helicopter's fuel system, which was not crash resistant and facilitated a fuel-fed postcrash fire.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2013 American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3).

1. Jun 6, 2016deregistered — Air Methods Corp

Frequently asked

Has N390LG been in an accident?

Yes. N390LG appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.

What kind of aircraft is N390LG?

N390LG is a 2013 American Eurocopter Corp AS350B3 (rotorcraft), serial number 7595.

Has N390LG been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N390LG (CEN15MA290) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.