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| Date: | Thursday 20 May 2004 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | California Highway Patrol |
| Registration: | N216HP |
| MSN: | 3330 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5234 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arriel 2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Livermore, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Sacaramento Exc, CA (KSAC) |
| Livermore, CA (KLVK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter drifted aft while the pilot was hover taxiing into position for landing and the tail rotor struck a chain link fence, damaging the tail rotor and tail boom. Following the tail rotor strike, the pilot hovered the helicopter forward and landed.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstructions while landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040525X00667&key=1
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2015 16:59 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2020 17:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, ] |
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