Incident report
Eurocopter AS350B2 crash near Enterprise, Alabama, United States
fatal2016-03-264 fatalities
Summary
The pilot's decision to perform visual flight rules flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the mission despite the weather conditions and the operator's inadequate oversight of the flight by its operational control center.
Incident details
Date
2016-03-26
Location
Enterprise, Alabama, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
4
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
takeoff
Weather
IMC
Source
NTSB CAROL β31.2794, -85.9711
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities4
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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