Accident · 2014-10-04

NTSB case CEN15FA003 · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L 1 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2014-10-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L 1 (N335AE)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Air Evac EMS, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR EVAC EMS INC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control when he applied power to execute a go-around at a low airspeed in dark, night conditions, which resulted in a rapid, uncommanded right yaw due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

Source: NTSB case CEN15FA003

Flight 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 / Military / Private	Helicopter	36	Class 2 (2014-05-13)	1,810 total · 214 in this make/model · 1,228 as PIC · 43 last 90 days

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

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