The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Scottsdale, Arizona
Location: Deer Valley, Arizona
Accident Number: WPR22LA154
Date and Time: April 16, 2022, 23:40 Local
Registration: N808LF
Aircraft: Eurocopter AS 350 B3
Injuries: 2 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Unknown
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Eurocopter
Registration: N808LF
Model/Series: AS 350 B3
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
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Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
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Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
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Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 33.411331,-112.04447
Rotorcraft landed and was hot refueling, FBO attendant was pulling grounding cable from fuel truck and the cable struck the main rotor.
Date: 17-APR-22
Time: 06:40:00Z
Regis#: N808LF
Aircraft Make: EUROCOPTER
Aircraft Model: AS350
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: SERIOUS
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: AMBULANCE
Flight Phase: STANDING (STD)
City: PHOENIX
State: ARIZONA
I got an update on another forum that the person who was injured is on the way to a full recovery and that the FAA and NTSB have declared no one at fault.
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