# NTSB Accident ANC05CA071
> **Aerospatiale AS350-B2** · 2005-03-15 · Valdez, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC05CA071
- **Event ID:** 20050519X00635
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-15
- **Location:** Valdez, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.134445, -146.233337
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS350-B2
- **Registration:** N295EW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an object while hover taxiing, which resulted in the main rotor blades striking a sign.

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