Accident · 2006-04-21

NTSB case ANC06TA047 · American Eurocopter AS350 B3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-04-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: American Eurocopter AS350 B3 (N911AA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain during an aborted takeoff in whiteout conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was whiteout conditions.

Source: NTSB case ANC06TA047

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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