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Aviation accident WPR10FA055
3 fatal · AEROSPATIALE AS350BA · 2009-11-14 · Doyle, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR10FA055- Event ID
20091114X82100- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2009-11-14
- Location
- Doyle, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.851387, -120.349998
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 3
Aircraft
- Make
- AEROSPATIALE
- Model
- AS350BA
- Registration
- N5793P
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- NDRK
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot became spatially disoriented while maneuvering on a dark night, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown