Accident · 2002-06-21

NTSB case CHI02FA174 · Eurocopter France AS-350-B2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-06-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter France AS-350-B2 (N852HW)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Rocky Mountain Helicopters Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Rocky Mountain Helicopters

Probable cause

A loss of tail rotor effectiveness and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors associated with the accident were the binding of the tail rotor pitch changed rod, the gusty wind conditions, and the pilot’s lack of total experience in this make and model of helicopter.

Source: NTSB case CHI02FA174

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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