Accident · 2000-07-24

NTSB case ATL00FA069 · Eurocopter AS350B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-07-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter AS350B (N911AM)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CRITICAL CARE MEDFLIGHT Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CRITICAL CARE MEDFLIGHT, INC.

Probable cause

The pilot experienced spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of control of the helicopter. Contributing factors was the dark night.

Source: NTSB case ATL00FA069

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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