# NTSB Accident GAA18CA289
> **AEROSPATIALE AS350 B2 ECUREUIL** · 2018-05-18 · Yakutat, AK, USA · NONE
## 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.

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