2 fatal · AIRBUS HELICOPTERS AS350B3E · 2015-11-19 · Carlsbad, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR16FA029
Event ID
20151118X05037
Type
Accident
Date
2015-11-19
Location
Carlsbad, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.127223, -117.279998
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
Model
AS350B3E
Registration
N711BE
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control during landing on a dolly. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's decision to conduct the flight without an instructor despite multiple flight instructors' recommendations to the contrary, his failure to land on the ramp when he experienced difficulty landing on the dolly, and his impaired decision-making, judgment, and psychomotor performance, due to his use of a combination of two psychoactive drugs.