Incident report
Bell 407 crash near Chauvin, Louisiana, United States
fatal2017-02-271 fatality
Summary
The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude resulting in a collision with water for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Incident details
Date
2017-02-27
Location
Chauvin, Louisiana, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Westwind Helicopters
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗29.4393, -90.5906
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Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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