Accident · 2007-03-03

NTSB case ANC07LA022 · Hughes 369D · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2007-03-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Hughes 369D (N5134V)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Temsco Helicopters, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): TEMSCO HELICOPTERS INC

Probable cause

The inadequate clearance from a tranquilized moose while hovering in ground effect, and the operator's inadequate procedures for such operations, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the moose. Factors associated with the accident were the moose, a sheared tail rotor drive shaft, and the resultant lack of tail rotor anti-torque control.

Source: NTSB case ANC07LA022

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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