Accident · 2007-04-20
What the record says
- Event date
- 2007-04-20
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter EC 130 B4 (N130WS)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Sunshine Helicopters, Inc. Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to takeoff downwind in a confined landing zone, which resulted in a failure to attain translational lift and a loss of control.
Source: NTSB case SEA07LA110Flight 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.