Accident · 1999-08-24

NTSB case LAX99LA282 · Aerospatiale AS350BA · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1999-08-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Aerospatiale AS350BA (N6094S)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Sunshine Helicopters, Inc. Matched by aircraft (N-number)

Probable cause

The pilot's initial misjudgment of the wind speed and his decision to continue a downwind landing approach when his speed and altitude profile was inadequate, and his failure to maintain main rotor rpm, resulting in settling with power and a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case LAX99LA282

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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