Incident report
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429 crash near Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
fatal2017-02-152 fatalities
Summary
The pilot's inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions resulting in spatial disorientation, loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.
Incident details
Date
2017-02-15
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Aircraft
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Weather
IMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗32.3114, -93.7056
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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