Sunday, November 01, 2020

Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil, N530H: Accident occurred October 26, 2020 in Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Albuquerque, New Mexico

Location: Silver City, NM 
Accident Number: WPR21LA027
Date & Time: October 26, 2020, 23:37 Local 
Registration: N530H
Aircraft: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER AS350B3 
Injuries: 1 Minor
Flight Conducted Under:

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER 
Registration: N530H
Model/Series: AS350B3
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
Amateur Built: No
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: On-demand air taxi (135)
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Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

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Departure Point: Silver City, NM 
Destination: Silver City, NM (94E)

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Minor 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Minor 
Latitude, Longitude: 32.769381,-108.21173 

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