Accident · 2005-10-03

NTSB case LAX06CA003 · Aerospatiale AS350B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2005-10-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Aerospatiale AS350B (N31MH)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during landing in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and ground resonance.

Source: NTSB case LAX06CA003

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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