NTSB Final Report: Deer Valley, AZ

Location:

Deer Valley, Arizona

Accident Number:

WPR22LA154

Date & Time:

April 16, 2022, 22:26 Local

Registration:

N808LF

Aircraft:

Eurocopter AS 350 B3

Aircraft Damage:

Substantial

Defining Event:

Aircraft servicing event

Injuries:

1 Serious, 1 None

Certificate:

Commercial; Flight instructor

Age:

33,Male

Airplane Rating(s):

None

Seat Occupied:

Right

Other Aircraft Rating(s):

Helicopter

Restraint Used:

3-point

Instrument Rating(s):

Helicopter

Second Pilot Present:

No

Instructor Rating(s):

Helicopter

Toxicology Performed:

Medical Certification:

Class 2 Without waivers/limitations

Last FAA Medical Exam:

August 13, 2021

Occupational Pilot:

Yes

Last Flight Review or Equivalent:

Flight Time:

7172.4 hours (Total, all aircraft), 445.1 hours (Total, this make and model), 7114 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 31.1 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 10.8 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 0 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)

Aircraft Make:

Eurocopter

Registration:

N808LF

Model/Series:

AS 350 B3

Aircraft Category:

Helicopter

Year of Manufacture:

2010

Amateur Built:

Airworthiness Certificate:

Normal

Serial Number:

4983

Landing Gear Type:

Skid

Seats:

5

Date/Type of Last Inspection:

April 14, 2022 Continuous airworthiness

Certified Max Gross Wt.:

5225 lbs

Time Since Last Inspection:

14 Hrs

Engines:

1 Turbo shaft

Airframe Total Time:

3931 Hrs as of last inspection

Engine Manufacturer:

Turbomeca

ELT:

Installed

Engine Model/Series:

Arriel 2B1

Registered Owner:

Rated Power:

747 Horsepower

Operator:

Operating Certificate(s) Held:

On-demand air taxi (135)

Operator Does Business As:

Medical Evacuation Air Taxi

Operator Designator Code:

Conditions at Accident Site:

Visual (VMC)

Condition of Light:

Night

Observation Facility, Elevation:

KDVT METAR,1478 ft msl

Distance from Accident Site:

0 Nautical Miles

Observation Time:

04:53 Local

Direction from Accident Site:

Lowest Cloud Condition:

Clear

Visibility

10 miles

Lowest Ceiling:

None

Visibility (RVR):

Wind Speed/Gusts:

9 knots /

Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:

/

Wind Direction:

240°

Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual:

/

Altimeter Setting:

29.94 inches Hg

Temperature/Dew Point:

23°C / 0°C

Precipitation and Obscuration:

Departure Point:

Deer Valley, AZ

Type of Flight Plan Filed:

None

Destination:

Deer Valley, AZ

Type of Clearance:

VFR

Departure Time:

Type of Airspace:

Class D

Airport:

Deer Valley DVT

Runway Surface Type:

Airport Elevation:

1478 ft msl

Runway Surface Condition:

Dry

Runway Used:

IFR Approach:

None

Runway Length/Width:

VFR Approach/Landing:

None

Crew Injuries:

1 None

Aircraft Damage:

Substantial

Passenger Injuries:

N/A

Aircraft Fire:

None

Ground Injuries:

1 Serious

Aircraft Explosion:

None

Total Injuries:

1 Serious, 1 None

Latitude, Longitude:

33.411331,-112.04447