S M & T Aircraft UH crash near Northway, Alaska, United States

Name: Helicopter crash — Northway, Alaska, United States
Start: 2019-06-10
Location: Northway, Alaska, United States

serious2019-06-10

Summary

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during landing, which resulted in impact with terrain.

Incident details

Date

2019-06-10

Location

Northway, Alaska, United States

Aircraft

Operator

Aurora Aviation Services, Inc

Operator type

civil

Fatalities

Injuries

Probable cause

Pilot error

Phase of flight

landing

Weather

VMC

Source

63.0758, -141.0389

Quick stats

Severityserious

Fatalities0

Injuries2

SourceNTSB CAROL

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