NONE · EUROCOPTER FRANCE AS350 · 2016-04-15 · Jasper, GA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA16LA159
Event ID
20160415X13505
Type
Accident
Date
2016-04-15
Location
Jasper, GA, USA
Coordinates
34.445556, -84.445831
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER FRANCE
Model
AS350
Registration
N561AM
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of helicopter control due to vortex ring state, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to conduct the landing approach with a tailwind.