Accident · 2014-05-18

NTSB case WPR14FA195 · AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2014-05-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3 (N840PA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC

Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to exit the helicopter while it was running and his failure to properly secure the flight controls with the engine operating at flight idle before exiting the helicopter.

Source: NTSB case WPR14FA195

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

Role	Certificate	Instrument rating	Age	Medical	Flight hours
Pilot pilot flying	Flight instructor / Commercial	Helicopter	26	Class 1 (2013-06-12)	2,125 total · 43 in this make/model · 2,058 as PIC

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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