Accident · 2007-02-03

NTSB case ATL07CA037 · Eurocopter France EC120B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-02-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Eurocopter France EC120B (N491AE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The first pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during hover in ground effect, and the second pilot's (a certificated flight instructor), delayed remedial action, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the ground. A factor associated with the accident was the first pilot's failure to relinquish the flight controls.

Source: NTSB case ATL07CA037

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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