Accident · 2003-07-05

NTSB case LAX03LA225 · American Eurocopter AS350BA · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2003-07-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: American Eurocopter AS350BA (N2273A)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Sundance Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Sundance Helicopters Inc.

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to follow the published electrical system emergency procedures for a hot battery, and his misjudged landing flare during the terminal phase of the autorotation maneuver at low level.

Source: NTSB case LAX03LA225

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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