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| Date: | Thursday 7 February 2002 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS350-B |
| Owner/operator: | Coastal Helicopters Inc. |
| Registration: | N6080D |
| MSN: | 2054 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6214 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | GIRDWOOD, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Girdwood Airport, AK (AQY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial certificated pilot was transporting a radio techinian to a remote radio repeater site in a helicopter. The area near the repeater site was snow covered. During the landing, one main rotor blade on the accident helicopter struck a radio antenna. The pilot was not aware of any collision with the antenna at the time of the landing, but discovered damage to a main rotor blade later in the day. The damaged rotor blade was removed and a replacement blade installed. The damaged rotor blade was returned to the manufacturer in France for repair.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate distance from a radio antenna during landing. A factor was the presence of an antenna.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC02LA018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 06:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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