4 fatal · EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 · 2016-03-26 · Enterprise, AL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA16FA140
Event ID
20160326X80544
Type
Accident
Date
2016-03-26
Location
Enterprise, AL, USA
Coordinates
31.279443, -85.971107
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER
Model
AS 350 B2
Registration
N911GF
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to perform visual flight rules flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the mission despite the weather conditions and the operator's inadequate oversight of the flight by its operational control center.