Accident: Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350
Sep 28, 2018 · Gustavus, AK
NTSB numberCEN18FA391Event id20180929X15228
- 3
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor speed after setting the engine fuel control to idle, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control and impact with water.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Airbus Helicopters Inc AS350
- Registration
- N907PL
- Year built
- 2018
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute Loss of control in flight
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