Accident · 2001-08-10

NTSB case LAX01MA272 · Eurocopter AS350-B2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2001-08-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter AS350-B2 (N169PA)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters

Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of control of the helicopter for undetermined reasons.

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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