Accident: American Eurocopter AS350
Jul 29, 2020 · Pioche, NV
NTSB numberWPR20LA244Event id20200729X52602
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude from terrain and subsequent loss of helicopter control due to entanglement of the external load cable with the tail rotor.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- American Eurocopter AS350
- Registration
- N755AE
- Year built
- 2013
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute External load event (Rotorcraft)
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