ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349382
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 December 2023 |
| Time: | 10:49 |
| Type: |  Airbus Helicopters H125 |
| Owner/operator: | Alpha Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N21FY |
| MSN: | 9116 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2021 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palmer, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Alaska Glacier Lodge, AK (03AN) |
| Alaska Glacier Lodge, AK (03AN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Airbus Helicopters H125 suffered a dynamic rollover when the skid caught some rocks during a “hard, unscheduled landing” on Knik Glacier, Alaska during a sightseeing tour.
Alpha Aviation used another of their helicopters to pick up the seven people from the crash site. Two were treated for minor injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2023/12/27/2-injured-after-helicopter-rolls-near-knik-glacier/
NTSB
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N21FY
https://skyvector.com/airport/03AN/Alaska-Glacier-Lodge-Heliport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knik_Glacier
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2023 15:08 | harro | Added |
| 27-Dec-2023 15:14 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 27-Dec-2023 16:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 28-Dec-2023 15:12 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2023 15:14 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2024 18:06 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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