4 fatal · EUROCOPTER AS350-B2 · 2007-07-27 · Phoenix, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX07MA231
Event ID
20070802X01089
Type
Accident
Date
2007-07-27
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER
Model
AS350-B2
Registration
N613TV
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Both pilots' failure to see and avoid the other helicopter. Contributing to this failure was the pilots' responsibility to perform reporting and visual tracking duties to support their station's ENG operation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of formal procedures for Phoenix-area ENG pilots to follow regarding the conduct of these operations.