4 fatal · Eurocopter Deutschland BK117C1 · 2007-12-03 · Whittier, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC08FA025
Event ID
20071213X01937
Type
Accident
Date
2007-12-03
Location
Whittier, AK, USA
Coordinates
60.809722, -148.555282
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Eurocopter Deutschland
Model
BK117C1
Registration
N141LG
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into night instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the operator's failure to adhere to an FAA-approved and mandated safety risk management program, the FAA's failure to provide sufficient oversight of the operator to ensure they were in compliance with the risk management program, the pilot's lack of experience in night winter operations in Alaska, and the operator's lack of an EMS dispatch and flight following system.