Robinson R44 crash near Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States

Name: Helicopter crash — Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States
Start: 2019-09-06
Location: Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States

unknown2019-09-06

Summary

The pilot's improper decision to land downwind from unsecured debris, which resulted in the helicopter’s main rotor disk ingesting foreign objects.

Incident details

Date

2019-09-06

Location

Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States

Aircraft

Operator

Pollux Aviation Ltd

Operator type

civil

Fatalities

Injuries

Probable cause

Pilot error

Phase of flight

landing

Weather

VMC

Source

63.8886, -160.7992

Quick stats

Severityunknown

Fatalities0

Injuries0

SourceNTSB CAROL

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