NONE · AIRBUS HELICOPTERS AS350B3e · 2025-08-20 · Skwentna, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC25LA097
Event ID
20250827200883
Type
Accident
Date
2025-08-20
Location
Skwentna, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.769167, -152.98693
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
Model
AS350B3e
Registration
N589SH
FAR Part
133
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadvertent entanglement of a lightweight Kevlar long line into the helicopters operating main rotor system, resulting in a severe imbalance and separation of the main rotor gearbox.