1 fatal · BELL 407 · 2012-10-05 · Intracoastal City, LA, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN13FA003
Event ID
20121005X04242
Type
Accident
Date
2012-10-05
Location
Intracoastal City, LA, USA
Coordinates
29.787221, -92.158332
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BELL
Model
407
Registration
N406AL
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to attempt a local flight in marginal visual meteorological conditions and his subsequent loss of control following an inadvertent encounter with instrument metrological conditions shortly after takeoff.