Eurocopter AS 350 B2 N352EV
28 September 2008 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 2008 at about 18:57 local time, a Eurocopter AS 350 B2 registered N352EV, operated by Evergreen Helicopter Inc., was involved in an accident near Kenai, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 18:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.9031, -151.3686
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter AS 350 B2
- Registration
- N352EV
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Evergreen Helicopter Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kenai → Kenai
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC08CA129
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain tail rotor clearance from the safety netting during final approach and landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot was making a positioning flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91. The pilot said he had shuttled passengers to an oil platform, and was returning to pick them up. He said as he approached the platform helipad, the tail rotor struck the safety netting surrounding the landing area. The pilot said there were no mechanical problems with the helicopter prior to the accident, but that the tail rotor gearbox and tail boom were substantially damaged during the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Eurocopter AS-350 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2008 | Eurocopter AS-350 BA | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | Last Frontier Air Ventures Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Eurocopter AS-350-B3 | Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States | US Customs and Border Protection | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2008 | Eurocopter AS 350 B3 | Ash Fork, Arizona, United States | PHI Incorporated | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2008 | Eurocopter AS-350-BA | Linden, New Jersey, United States | Liberty Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2008 | Eurocopter AS 350 B2 | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopters LLC | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Jul 2007 | Eurocopter AS 350-B2 | Bernick Lake, Canada | Expedition Helicopters Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2008 | Antonovich Anton B CHALLENGER II | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Richard H. Roiland | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King Lodge Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Department of Public Safety | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 172 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |