NONE · EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3 · 2014-06-26 · Temple, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN14IA329
Event ID
20140630X31517
Type
Incident
Date
2014-06-26
Location
Temple, TX, USA
Coordinates
31.151666, -97.407501
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER
Model
AS 350 B3
Registration
N808LF
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to reposition the yaw servo hydraulic switch to the “on” position during the pretakeoff hydraulic system check, which resulted in a complete lack of hydraulic boost to the tail rotor system and increased the load required to move the control pedals and led to the pilot’s subsequent inability to manipulate the control pedals and his loss of yaw control.