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Bell 407 crash near Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

fatal2017-08-122 fatalities
Summary

The pilot's loss of helicopter control after entry into vortex ring state, leading to a high rate of descent to the ground with a right spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent and recurrent training in vortex ring state recognition and recovery.

Incident details
Date
2017-08-12
Location
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Aircraft
Bell 407
Operator
Virginia State Police
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Weather
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
38.0342, -78.5294
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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