jecottrell;
Did you mean post number 8, the NTSB quote? If you are, I don't see any reference to a B3E there either.
SS;
The report gives the reg number, which leads to being able to find out the type version
Sure looks like a B3 to me.
So what is an AS350 B3 with Ariel 2D engine called
Bobb, no need for any straw grasping;
If I may quite your quote;
Flight time means:
(1) Pilot time that commences when an aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing;
Did I read that right ..... "Comes to rest after landing".
The aircraft lands ... then comes to rest.
So once a helicopter lands, at what point is it considered at rest?
Will you agree that in this incident, the aircraft was indeed still under its own power for the purpose of flight ..... with no pilot at the controls. If not, how was the helicopter able to become airborne as is stated in the report?