Aerospatiale AS350-B N6080D
7 February 2002 · Girdwood, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 February 2002 at about 19:00 local time, a Aerospatiale AS350-B registered N6080D was involved in an accident near Girdwood, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Girdwood, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.9667, -148.1167
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale AS350-B
- Registration
- N6080D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Girdwood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC02LA018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate distance from a radio antenna during landing. A factor was the presence of an antenna.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial certificated pilot was transporting a radio techinian to a remote radio repeater site in a helicopter. The area near the repeater site was snow covered. During the landing, one main rotor blade on the accident helicopter struck a radio antenna. The pilot was not aware of any collision with the antenna at the time of the landing, but discovered damage to a main rotor blade later in the day. The damaged rotor blade was removed and a replacement blade installed. The damaged rotor blade was returned to the manufacturer in France for repair.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale AS350 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2002 | Aerospatiale AS350 BA | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2000 | Aerospatiale AS350-BH | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | Blue Hawaiian Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2005 | Aerospatiale AS350-D | Falkner, Mississippi, United States | Air Methods Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 2005 | Aerospatiale AS350-B2 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Last Frontier Air Ventures Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2006 | Aerospatiale AS350-B2 | Eagle Pass, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 May 2006 | Aerospatiale AS350-B3 | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Uriah Strong | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2002 | Williamson GLASTAR | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2002 | Cessna 180 | Tenakee Springs, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2002 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Ptarmigan Air | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2002 | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2002 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Minta Inc | Fatal | 4 |