# NTSB Accident ANC02FA029
> **Eurocopter AS-350-B2** · 2002-04-11 · Valdez, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02FA029
- **Event ID:** 20020426X00584
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-11
- **Location:** Valdez, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.183334, -145.616668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS-350-B2
- **Registration:** N917JT
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to disengage the hydraulic system, and maintain forward airspeed during landing as delineated in the emergency procedures section of the helicopter's operations manual, which resulted in a loss of control while hovering.  Factors contributing to the accident were the separation of the hydraulic pump drive belt, and the subsequent lockup of the flight control system.

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