# NTSB Accident ANC05CA101
> **Hughes 500D** · 2005-07-08 · Ambler, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC05CA101
- **Event ID:** 20050912X01435
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-08
- **Location:** Ambler, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 67.166664, -157.583328
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 500D
- **Registration:** C-GLHQ
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

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

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