Accident · 2006-07-27

NTSB case ANC06LA100 · Eurocopter AS 350B2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2006-07-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter AS 350B2 (N301TH)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees while hovering, which resulted in a main rotor strike with trees, an uncontrolled descent, and a collision with terrain.

Source: NTSB case ANC06LA100

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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