Accident · 2007-12-30

NTSB case NYC08FA071 · BELL 206L-3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-12-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELL 206L-3 (N109AE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Air Evac EMS, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Air Evac EMS Inc.

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during an out-of-ground-effect hover. Contributing to the accident was a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

Source: NTSB case NYC08FA071

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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