Accident · 2001-02-01

NTSB case LAX01LA083 · Eurocopter AS-350-B2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2001-02-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter AS-350-B2 (N985SA)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Safari Helicopter, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Safari Helicopter, Inc.

Probable cause

The manufacturer's inadequate collective lock design, which resulted in the collective unlocking during a preflight check and subsequent unintentional liftoff and loss of helicopter control. The pilot's loss of control was due in part to the unavailability of the hydraulic system.

Source: NTSB case LAX01LA083

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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