Accident · 2002-09-29
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-09-29
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter AS350-B3 (N352SA)
- Operating rule
- PUBU
- Operator
- US Dept of Agriculture, US Forest Service Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- US Dept of Agriculture, US Forest Service
Probable cause
the disengagement of the collective locking mechanism due to component wear.
Source: NTSB case LAX02TA299Flight 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.