MINR · Eurocopter AS-350 · 1999-08-03 · ISLIP, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
IAD99GA056
Event ID
20001212X19539
Type
Accident
Date
1999-08-03
Location
ISLIP, NY, USA
Coordinates
40.800537, -73.120727
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Eurocopter
Model
AS-350
Registration
N211PD
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control during hydraulics-off hovering flight and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the maneuver. A factor was the tailwind.