NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC91LA060
Registry · N5314D
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
WEST KAY ANN WEST-2
Year of manufacture
2008
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20080708
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6B70C
Registrant of record
PRAIRIE SKY INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SECURE THE CARGO PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Factual narrative
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, A SECURING ROPE CAME LOOSE AND WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL. DURING THE AUTOROTATION, GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE IN A LEVEL ALTITUDE, BUT THE HARD LANDING CAUSED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO SEVER THE TAILBOOM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1991_ANC91LA060.txt.
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