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

https://registry.faa.gov/N530H

Location: Silver City, NM 

Accident Number: WPR21LA027

Date & Time: October 26, 2020, 23:37 Local 

Registration: N530H

Aircraft: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER AS350B3 

Injuries: 1 Minor

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Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER 

Registration: N530H

Model/Series: AS350B3

Aircraft Category: Helicopter

Amateur Built: No

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Operating Certificate(s) Held: On-demand air taxi (135)

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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

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Aircraft Fire: None

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Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 1 Minor 

Latitude, Longitude: 32.769381,-108.21173