MINR · BELL 206 · 2020-10-21 · Point Lookout, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA21LA028
Event ID
20201024102183
Type
Accident
Date
2020-10-21
Location
Point Lookout, NY, USA
Coordinates
40.598289, -73.56209
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BELL
Model
206
Registration
N716VL
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to depart on a visual flight rules flight, and to continue that flight into forecasted and deteriorating instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) in a helicopter that was not equipped for flight in IMC, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of control.