What happened
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Public use snow survey landed on deep snow. Snow pad equipped ski broke through crust. Rotor chopped tail boom.
As the FAA filed it
PUBLIC USE SNOW SURVEY LANDED ON DEEP SNOW. SNOW PAD EQUIPPED SKI BROKE THROUGH CRUST. ROTOR CHOPPED TAIL BOOM.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N2277T · 3
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