N118MB is a 2002 Eurocopter AS 350 B3. It is a rotorcraft with 6 seats, powered by a Turbomeca ARRIEL 2B1 rated at 747 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Dover, DE. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in May 2007. It has been registered to its current owner since May 2007. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 24 years old
- 1 of 179 Eurocopter AS 350 B3
2007
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The pilot stated that he was approaching a landing zone on a flat pinnacle with a tailwind. The helicopter was in a slow, stable, shallow approach when it encountered an updraft within 50 feet of the landing area. When the helicopter flew out of the updraft, it abruptly descended to the ground. The helicopter contacted the ground in a flat orientation, and the impact buckled the tail boom and sheared the left landing gear skid off.
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