Accident · 1998-06-05

NTSB case FTW98FA256 · Eurocopter AS350BA · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-06-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter AS350BA (N911VA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: EDWARD L. BEHNE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): EDWARD L. BEHNE

Probable cause

the pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors were the dark night illumination, the lack of visual cues, the pilot's lack of total instrument time, and the pressure induced by the medical emergency to complete the medical evacuation.

Source: NTSB case FTW98FA256

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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