Accident · 2004-06-26

NTSB case LAX04LA285 · Eurocopter France AS350B3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-06-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Eurocopter France AS350B3 (N5226R)
Operating rule: Part 91
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 failure to maintain a proper decent rate during the landing approach and misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the brownout conditions created by the dust cloud that interfered with the pilot's perception of proximity to the ground.

Source: NTSB case LAX04LA285

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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