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Aviation accident GAA18CA289
NONE · AEROSPATIALE AS350 B2 ECUREUIL · 2018-05-18 · Yakutat, AK, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA18CA289- Event ID
20180521X23855- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2018-05-18
- Location
- Yakutat, AK, USA
- Coordinates
- 59.083332, -138.200271
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 3
- Total aboard
- 3
Aircraft
- Make
- AEROSPATIALE
- Model
- AS350 B2 ECUREUIL
- Registration
- N288CH
- FAR Part
- 135
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The helicopter’s movement during startup in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the main rotor striking the tailboom.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown