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Planes · Airbus AS350 (A-Star)

Airbus AS350 (A-Star). Advanced data.

The raw numbers behind the page, in one place.

Accidents140NTSB
Fatal3021% of accidents
Deaths89NTSB
Destroyed10%of aircraft
Mechanical24%of accidents

Accidents by year

YearAccidents
200811
200917
201010
201110
20128
20139
201415
20159
20167
20176
20186
20197
20203
20215
20225
20235
20244
20253

What happened

What happenedShare of accidents
Loss of control in flight18%
Hard landing9%
VFR encounter with IMC6%
Loss of engine power (total)5%
Collision during takeoff/land5%
Autorotation Hard landing5%

Phase of flight

Phase of flightShare of accidents
Maneuvering23%
Landing21%
Enroute18%
Approach11%
Takeoff10%

Mechanical causes

PartShare
engine fuel and control5%
main rotor system4%
rotorcraft flight control4%
hydraulic power system4%

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