NONE · Aerospatiale SA-319B · 2003-04-07 · VALDEZ, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC03LA042
Event ID
20030417X00525
Type
Accident
Date
2003-04-07
Location
VALDEZ, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.188331, -145.344726
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
6
Total aboard
6
Aircraft
Make
Aerospatiale
Model
SA-319B
Registration
N119PH
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's encounter with a ground resonance condition during the landing touchdown, which resulted in the shearing of a main rotor spacing cable bolt, and buckling of the tail boom.