Accident · 2007-02-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 2007-02-12
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter France EC120B (N690WR)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Era Helicopters, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- ERA Helicopters
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance with the structure extending from the offshore oil platform. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.
Source: NTSB case CHI07FA069Flight 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.