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Event ANC88LA150
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THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS HERDING REINDEER FOR A NATIVE CORPORATION AND HE AND HIS PASSENGER HAD TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES SO THEY LANDED ON THE TUNDRA AND LEFT THE HELICOPTER'S ENGINE AND ROTORS OPERATING. AS THEY WERE EXITING THE HELICOPTER, IT SHIFTED ON THE TUNDRA AND THE TAILBOOM WAS FORCED UPWARD INTO THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAILBOOM, TAILROTOR, AND MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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