1 fatal · Aerospatiale AS350BA · 2001-09-23 · Chico, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX01LA304
Event ID
20011002X02023
Type
Accident
Date
2001-09-23
Location
Chico, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.734722, -121.85028
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Aerospatiale
Model
AS350BA
Registration
N911NT
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision and delay in initiating a go-around during an encounter with brown out conditions, which led to his failure to maintain alignment of the helicopter with the intended go-around flight path and a resulting collision with trees.