Accident · 2005-01-06

NTSB case ATL05FA038 · Aerospatiale AS350-D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-01-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Aerospatiale AS350-D (N350RM)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Air Methods Corp. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Air Methods Corporation

Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to attempt VFR flight into known instrument flight conditions and failure to maintain altitude clearance resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and the ground.

Source: NTSB case ATL05FA038

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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