Accident · 2005-09-21
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-09-21
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter AS350B3 (N814CE)
- Operating rule
- Part 133
- Operator
- Southern California Edison Co. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Southern California Edison
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from trees while performing long line external lift operations.
Source: NTSB case LAX05LA308Flight 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.