NONE · EUROCOPTER AS-355F1 · 1995-06-01 · LOST HILLS, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX95LA200
Event ID
20001207X03502
Type
Accident
Date
1995-06-01
Location
LOST HILLS, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.61058, -119.899436
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER
Model
AS-355F1
Registration
N5871D
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's in-flight loss of control and failure to maintain a proper descent rate due to spatial disorientation and lack of visual cues during a dark, night approach to a unimproved landing zone, and his failure to initiate a go-around when he first lost visual reference with the ground. Factor's in the accident are the dark night lighting conditions and lack of suitable reference lights at the landing zone.