Accident · 2004-07-08

NTSB case LAX04LA256 · Eurocopter AS350 B2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2004-07-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter AS350 B2 (N196BH)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Blue Hawaiian Helicopters Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, Inc.

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate planning/decision by his VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree. A low ceiling and fog were contributing factors.

Source: NTSB case LAX04LA256

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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