NTSB ANC22LA015 — 2021-12-25 · Kahului, Hawaii, United States

Current FAA registration · N752CH

Make / Model: EUROCOPTER FRANCE AS350B2
Year of manufacture: 1986 · 35 years old at event
Engine: HONEYWELL LTS101-700D-2 (732 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20170908
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AA21B1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N752CH EUROCOPTER FRANCE AS350B2 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s abrupt flight control inputs to correct for dynamic rollover, resulting in a hard landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he was repositioning the helicopter from one landing pad to another. As the helicopter lifted off the ground, the right skid became momentarily stuck, and the helicopter began to roll to the right. To prevent dynamic rollover, the pilot immediately lowered the collective. As a result, the helicopter’s left skid struck the ground and the helicopter bounced, sustaining substantial damage to the tail boom. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Incorrect action performance-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_ANC22LA015.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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