AS350 tail-rotor strike during Juneau heli-ski landing
The NTSB final report records an AS350 on a Part 135 flight striking its tail rotor on snow-covered terrain while landing near Juneau to drop off passengers for skiing. All six occupants were uninjured.
At a glance
- Date
- 2019-04-27
- Location
- Juneau area, Alaska, US
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Landing
- Categories
- Aviation
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Party size
- 6
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- Coastal Helicopters Inc.
- Investigation authority
- NTSB
- Investigation ID
- GAA19CA233
Aircraft
- Aerospatiale · AS350 · AS350 · N288CH · Involved
People by role
- Pilot
- 1
- Passenger
- 5
Confirmed facts
- The helicopter was landing on a ridge to drop off passengers for skiing.
- The tail rotor contacted higher snow-covered terrain.
- All six occupants were uninjured.
Timeline
2019-04-27
Occurrence
The NTSB final report records an AS350 on a Part 135 flight striking its tail rotor on snow-covered terrain while landing near Juneau to drop off passengers for skiing. All six occupants were uninjured.
What remains unknown
- The reviewed final report does not assign specific skiing roles to all five passengers.
Sources
1. AS350 N288CH occurrence at Juneau
BEA France · Tier A · Primary source · Authority notification · EN
Published Unknown · Accessed 22/08/2026
Rights note: Link and attribute; notification data is preliminary.
2. Aviation Investigation Final Report GAA19CA233
National Transportation Safety Board · Tier A · Primary source · Final investigation · EN
Published 20/03/2020 · Accessed 23/08/2026 · Archived copy
Rights note: United States government investigation report; link and attribute. Do not imply legal fault or liability.
Revision history
- v3 · 23/08/2026 — Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08 with remediation af6b4f8c4727ac6dd2763007a34c6db203ed2e2d3d3fe1d4502ed613cd73dbc4.
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