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Aviation accident GAA16CA450
NONE · AIRBUS AS350 · 2016-08-24 · Peach Springs, AZ, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA16CA450- Event ID
20160826X74427- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2016-08-24
- Location
- Peach Springs, AZ, USA
- Coordinates
- 35.986667, -113.817497
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- AIRBUS
- Model
- AS350
- Registration
- N839PA
- FAR Part
- 135
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while hover taxiing backward, resulting in the tail striking terrain.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown