# NTSB Accident ANC06LA100
> **Eurocopter AS 350B2** · 2006-07-27 · Skagway, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC06LA100
- **Event ID:** 20060809X01134
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-07-27
- **Location:** Skagway, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.552776, -135.122772
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS 350B2
- **Registration:** N301TH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees while hovering, which resulted in a main rotor strike with trees, an uncontrolled descent, and a collision with terrain.

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