Accident · 2004-07-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-07-12
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter France AS350 B2 (N91MH)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of downwind takeoff direction and improper use of the collective control prior to reaching translational lift, which resulted in a settling with power condition and a collision with the ground. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm.
Source: NTSB case LAX04LA261Flight 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.