Incident report
Eurocopter AS350 crash near Jasper, Georgia, United States
unknown2016-04-15
Summary
The pilot's loss of helicopter control due to vortex ring state, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to conduct the landing approach with a tailwind.
Incident details
Date
2016-04-15
Location
Jasper, Georgia, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
landing
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗34.4456, -84.4458
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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