Incident report
AIRBUS AS350 crash near Delta Junction, Alaska, United States
unknown2017-08-03
Summary
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a steel frame attached to a tracked drilling unit. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to visually identify the steel frame during the reconnaissance process.
Incident details
Date
2017-08-03
Location
Delta Junction, Alaska, United States
Aircraft
AIRBUS AS350
Operator
SOLOY HELICOPTERS, LLC
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
landing
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗64.4678, -144.9150
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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