Accident · 2025-08-20
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-08-20
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- AIRBUS HELICOPTERS AS350B3e (N589SH)
- Operating rule
- Part 133
- Operator
- SOLOY HELICOPTERS LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Soloy Helicopters LLC
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadvertent entanglement of a lightweight Kevlar long line into the helicopters operating main rotor system, resulting in a severe imbalance and separation of the main rotor gearbox.
Source: NTSB case ANC25LA097Flight 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.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Commercial | None | 58 | Class 2 (2025-03-26) | 15,500 total · 9,900 in this make/model · 15,400 as PIC · 290 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.