Incident report
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
Operator
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗38.0342, -78.5294
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Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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