| Crash location | 61.203056°N, 159.844444°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Anchorage, AK
61.218056°N, 149.900278°W 330.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N16757 |
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| Accident date | 30 Jul 2007 |
| Aircraft type | Bell 206B |
| Additional details: | None |
The commercial certificated pilot was positioning the helicopter from a private landing area to a local airport for fuel under Title 14, CFR Part 91. He said approaching the taxiway, about 20-30 feet in the air, he spotted the light atop a 20-foot light pole through the left chin-bubble. He reported that he attempted to avoid the light, but the helicopter struck the light pole, damaging the chin-bubble and associated fuselage structure. He reported there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the helicopter prior to the accident.
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a light pole during final approach, which resulted in the helicopter striking the pole.