Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while taxiing.
NTSB analysis
After landing, the pilot ground-taxied the wheel-equipped helicopter to the fuel pit. While maneuvering in a turn, the aft main rotor blades impacted a hangar.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for LAX08CA282 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 22, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Burns, Oregon
- Nearest airport
- Burns Municipal (BNO)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Boeing BV234
- N-number
- N239CH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.