Accident · 2013-09-19
What the record says
- Event date
- 2013-09-19
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- AMERICAN EUROCOPTER LLC AS350B2 (N810LE)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- METRO AVIATION, INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- METRO AVIATION INC
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper decision to continue flight with a low engine oil pressure warning light instead of landing immediately in accordance with the flight manual emergency checklist. Contributing to the accident was the maintenance technician’s failure to clean the rear bearing in accordance with the engine manufacturer’s guidance when replacing the 2nd-stage turbine wheel, which resulted in an obstruction of solidified oil carbon in the rear bearing chip detector housing union, subsequent oil exhaustion, and engine failure.
Source: NTSB case ERA13LA421Flight 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 | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor / Commercial / Flight engineer | Airplane / Helicopter | 42 | Class 1 (2013-08-08) | 3,380 total · 77 in this make/model |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.