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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ANC22LA015

2021-12-25 Kahului, Hawaii, United States Airport · OGG None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N752CH

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

EUROCOPTER FRANCE AS350B2

Year of manufacture

1986 · 35 years old at event

TCDS

H9EU · AIRBUS HELICOPTERS

Engine

HONEYWELL LTS101-700D-2 (732 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20170908

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AA21B1

Registrant of record

CSC DELAWARE TRUST CO TRUSTEE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

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

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or 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 ↗.