Accident · 2001-08-28
What the record says
- Event date
- 2001-08-28
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Bell 206-L4 (N995PM)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Airwest Helicopters L L C Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
The pilot's improper autorotation in that he failed to attain the proper descent rate resulting in a hard landing and subsequent airframe damage. A factor was the high temperature.
Source: NTSB case LAX01LA292Flight 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.