N401LH — 1997 Eurocopter AS 350 BA

Aircraft record

Serial number

3059

Manufacturer

Eurocopter

Model

AS 350 BA

Year

1997

Category

Rotorcraft

Engine

Turbomeca Arriel 1ser

Registration

Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

1. ERA09MA447BAug 8, 2009Hoboken, NJFatal · 9 fatal

   (1) the inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, which made it difficult for the airplane pilot to see the helicopter until the final seconds before the collision, and (2) the Teterboro Airport local controller’s nonpertinent telephone conversation, which distracted him from his air traffic control (ATC) duties, including correcting the airplane pilot’s read back of the Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) tower frequency and the timely transfer of communications for the accident airplane to the EWR tower. Contributing to this accident were (1) both pilots’ ineffective use of available information from their aircraft’s electronic traffic advisory system to maintain awareness of nearby aircraft, (2) inadequate Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) procedures for transfer of communications among ATC facilities near the Hudson River Class B exclusion area; and (3) FAA regulations that did not provide adequate vertical separation for aircraft operating in the Hudson River Class B exclusion area.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1997 Eurocopter AS 350 BA).

1. Aug 13, 2013deregistered — Meridian Consulting I Corp Inc

Frequently asked

Has N401LH been in an accident?

Yes. N401LH appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2009.

What kind of aircraft is N401LH?

N401LH is a 1997 Eurocopter AS 350 BA (rotorcraft), serial number 3059.

Has N401LH been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N401LH (ERA09MA447B) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.