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Aviation accident ERA09FA537

3 fatal · EUROCOPTER AS-350 · 2009-09-26 · Georgetown, SC, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA09FA537
Event ID
20090926X65328
Type
Accident
Date
2009-09-26
Location
Georgetown, SC, USA
Coordinates
33.288612, -79.342224

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
EUROCOPTER
Model
AS-350
Registration
N417AE
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and a loss of control of the helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate oversight of the flight by Omniflight’s Operational Control Center.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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