MINR · MBB BK117A3 · 2003-12-17 · Okeechobee, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL04LA055
Event ID
20031219X02060
Type
Accident
Date
2003-12-17
Location
Okeechobee, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.147222, -80.330558
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
MBB
Model
BK117A3
Registration
N911WJ
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and experienced spatial disorientation, loss of aircraft control, and in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to follow company procedures, total lack of instrument flight time, and a dark night.