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Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jul 12, 2005 · Kapaau, HI
the in-flight separation of the tail rotor system as a result of a loss of clamp force and fatigue fracturing of the attachment nut plates. The cause of the loss of clamp force was likely due to an inadvertent tail rotor blade strike during the previous landing, which resulted in an imbalance and a high frequency vibration that both induced fatigue in the nut plates and caused one bolt to back…
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model AS350B, BA, B1, B2, C, D, and D1 Helicopters and…
Sep 2, 2010
Airframe (AS 350 BA)Only with: Tail gearbox control lever P/N 350A33-1058-00, -01, -02, or -03 not marked with an "X" near the P/N installed.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Hydraulic power · shaft · wornAug 25, 2000
HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT SPLINE WORN MAKING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THIS HAPPENED ON A FERRY FLIGHT. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS ARE EVERY 500 HOURS. THE LAST INSPECTION ON THIS UNIT WAS ABOUT 390.2 HOURS AGO.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.