Accident · 2012-10-05
What the record says
- Event date
- 2012-10-05
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- BELL 407 (N406AL)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Bristow U.S. LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Bristow US, LLC.
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to attempt a local flight in marginal visual meteorological conditions and his subsequent loss of control following an inadvertent encounter with instrument metrological conditions shortly after takeoff.
Source: NTSB case CEN13FA003Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Commercial | Helicopter | 62 | Class 2 (2012-04-18) | 11,386 total · 619 in this make/model · 11,262 as PIC · 118 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.