Accident · 2003-02-20

NTSB case FTW03LA112 · Aerospatiale AS-350-B3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-02-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Aerospatiale AS-350-B3 (N439AE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's delayed remedial action and his continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. A contributing factor was the excessive descent rate which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case FTW03LA112

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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