Accident · 2006-01-10

NTSB case LAX06LA072 · Eurocopter AS350BA · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2006-01-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter AS350BA (N3607P)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of a turbine blade. A factor in the accident was the lack of a suitable forced landing site.

Source: NTSB case LAX06LA072

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.

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