Accident · 2003-11-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-11-03
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter AS350 B3 (N820NA)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- NATIVE AMERICAN AIR AMBULANCE INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- NATIVE AMERICAN AIR AMBULANCE INC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent activation of the hydraulic test switch, which resulted in a loss of the hydraulic system pressure, and his failure to maintain directional control.
Source: NTSB case LAX04LA035Flight 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.