Incident report
AIRBUS AS350 crash near McAllen, Texas, United States
unknown2016-06-17
Summary
The pilot's inadvertent input of the right tail rotor pedal, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an impact with service equipment.
Incident details
Date
2016-06-17
Location
McAllen, Texas, United States
Aircraft
AIRBUS AS350
Operator
US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
takeoff
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗26.1769, -98.2411
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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