# NTSB Accident GAA16CA450
> **AIRBUS AS350** · 2016-08-24 · Peach Springs, AZ, USA · NONE
## 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.

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