Accident · 2000-11-15

NTSB case LAX01LA042 · Eurocopter AS 350B-3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-11-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Eurocopter AS 350B-3 (N972AE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PETROLEUM HELI Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC. — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

The dual student's misjudged landing flare and level off, which resulted in a heel first touchdown and subsequent hard landing during a practice autorotation. Also causal was the instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student.

Source: NTSB case LAX01LA042

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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