Accident · 2024-02-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 2024-02-09
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130 (N130CZ)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Orbic Air, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- ORBIC AIR LLC
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the company’s inadequate oversight of its safety management processes, including ensuring the pilots were accurately completing and updating the flight risk analysis, logging maintenance discrepancies, and ensuring the helicopter met Part 135 regulations before departure.
Source: NTSB case CEN24MA111Flight 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 | Flight instructor / Commercial | Helicopter | 25 | Class 1 (2023-12-27) | 1,997.3 total · 46.2 in this make/model · 1,902.8 as PIC · 109.2 last 90 days |
| Other flight crew | Flight instructor / Commercial | Helicopter | 22 | Class 1 (2023-07-19) | 500.4 total · 124.4 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.