No fatalities
29 Sep 2021: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3 — STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA — Kinston, NC
On 29 Sep 2021, an EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3 operated by STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA was involved in an aviation accident near Kinston, NC. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The buckling of the tail boom as a result of a hard landing event of undetermined time and location. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The buckling of the tail boom as a result of a hard landing event of undetermined time and location.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
OperatorMaintenance personnelAircraft controlLanding flare — Not attained/maintained