Accident · 2024-12-10
What the record says
- Event date
- 2024-12-10
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 (N913WB)
- Operating rule
- PUBU
- Operator
- LAPD AIR SUPPORT DIVISION Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- LAPD AIR SUPPORT DIVISION
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a run-on landing and the flight instructor’s excessive correction which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
Source: NTSB case WPR25LA058Flight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor | Helicopter | 41 | Class 2 (2024-06-07) | 1,917 total · 1,775 in this make/model · 1,721 as PIC · 98 last 90 days |
| Student pilot | Student | None | 40 | Class 2 (2024-09-24) | 39 total · 39 in this make/model · 0.4 as PIC · 39 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.