# NTSB Accident ANC06TA047
> **American Eurocopter AS350 B3** · 2006-04-21 · Nikiski, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC06TA047
- **Event ID:** 20060502X00495
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-04-21
- **Location:** Nikiski, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.433055, -151.644729
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** American Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS350 B3
- **Registration:** N911AA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain during an aborted takeoff in whiteout conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.  A factor associated with the accident was whiteout conditions.

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