Accident · 2003-09-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-09-09
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter France AS 350 BA (N5206J)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were fog, rough/uneven terrain, and spatial disorientation.
Source: NTSB case LAX03LA297Flight 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.