Incident report
Eurocopter AS365 crash near Hamilton, Ohio, United States
minor2022-07-26
Summary
The pilot’s decision to continue the landing without having visually identified wires that were known to be in the vicinity of the landing zone, which resulted in a collision with the wires while attempting an off-airport landing in dark night visual meteorological conditions.
Incident details
Date
2022-07-26
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
3
Probable cause
Phase of flight
approach
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗39.3968, -84.5614
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries3
SourceNTSB CAROL
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