Accident · 2006-04-21

NTSB case MIA06CA096 · Eurocopter Deutschland EC135T2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-04-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter Deutschland EC135T2 (N914EF)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CJ Systems Aviation Group Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CJ Systems Aviation Group

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm and proper descent rate resulting in a hard landing. A related factor in this accident was inadvertent encounter with clouds.

Source: NTSB case MIA06CA096

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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