Accident · 2012-08-07

NTSB case ANC12FA084 · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 600N · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
2012-08-07
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 600N (N737TV)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
Aurora Aviation Services, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Aurora Aviation Services Inc.

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to clear the left landing gear skid, which resulted in the entanglement of the left landing gear skid with a log, and his subsequent application of collective pitch, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

Source: NTSB case ANC12FA084

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
PilotAirline transport pilotAirplane / Helicopter64Class 2 (2012-04-02)19,500 total · 306 in this make/model · 306 last 90 days

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

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