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Aviation accident WPR20LA323
NONE · MD HELICOPTER 369 · 2020-09-22 · Chemehuevi Valley, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR20LA323
- Event ID
20200930102059
- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2020-09-22
- Location
- Chemehuevi Valley, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 34.528889, -114.43197
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 2
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- MD HELICOPTER
- Model
- 369
- Registration
- N509CG
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during an approach with a gusting variable wind, which resulted in an impact with terrain.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown