Aug 20, 2025
Accident
Substantial Skwentna, AK
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 133
Probable Cause
The pilot’s inadvertent entanglement of a lightweight Kevlar long line into the helicopters operating main rotor system, resulting in a severe imbalance and separation of the main rotor gearbox.
NTSB ANC25LA097