Incident report
Aerospatiale AS 355F2 crash near Beekmantown, New York, United States
fatal2018-10-302 fatalities
Summary
The pilot's failure to keep the helicopter clear of a utility pole while hovering with a tailwind, which resulted in a dynamic rollover into active power lines.
Incident details
Date
2018-10-30
Location
Beekmantown, New York, United States
Aircraft
Aerospatiale AS 355F2
Operator
Catalyst Aviation LLC
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
2
Probable cause
Weather / IMC
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗44.7442, -73.4392
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries2
SourceNTSB CAROL
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