Accident · 2002-11-08
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-11-08
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- BELL 206L1 (N108AE)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Air Evac EMS, Inc. Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning, which resulted in an angle of approach in relative wind conditions conducive to a loss of helicopter tail rotor effectiveness. A factor was the obstacles surrounding the landing field.
Source: NTSB case IAD03LA015Flight 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.