N342R is a 2021 Airbus Helicopters AS350B3. It is a rotorcraft with 7 seats, powered by a Safran ARRIEL 2D rated at 952 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Washington, DC. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 2021. It has been registered to its current owner since Feb 2024. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 5 years old
2024
2021
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The student pilot was landing at the non-towered airport after a cross country flight. He stated that he initiated a "short approach", did not use any flaps, and kept an approach speed that was about 30 knots faster than normal. The student pilot said that he did not use his normal checklist procedure and that everything seemed to be going "too fast." The airplane landed on the asphalt runway with the landing gear retracted and the skin on the belly of the fuselage was ground down to the main keel. There was no injury to the solo student pilot, but substantial damage to the fuselage structure.
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