Eurocopter AS-350-B2 accident near Mosby, MO

On August 26, 2011, an Eurocopter AS-350-B2 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Mosby, MO. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

August 26, 2011

Place

Mosby, MO

Aircraft

Eurocopter AS-350-B2 · Helicopter

Injuries

4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

39.357°N, 94.297°W

NTSB ID

20110827X00428

Official records · CEN11FA599

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Human Performance 14 - Figure 1 Timeline of pilot communications before the accident: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Radar Study: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• List and Times of AirCon EMS Dispatcher Phone and Radio Calls: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Transcript of AirCon EMS Dispatcher Phone and Radio Calls: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

The Safety Board’s full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/reports_aviation.html. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-13/02. On August 26, 2011, about 1841 central daylight time, a Eurocopter AS350 B2 helicopter, N352LN, crashed following a loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion near the Midwest National Air Center (GPH), Mosby, Missouri. The pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic, and patient were killed, and the helicopter was substantially damaged by impact forces. The emergency medical services (EMS) helicopter was registered to Key Equipment Finance, Inc., and operated by Air Methods Corporation, doing business as LifeNet in the Heartland, as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 medical flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a company visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The helicopter was not equipped, and was not required to be equipped, with any onboard recording devices. The flight originated from Harrison County Community Hospital, Bethany, Missouri, about 1811 and was en route to GPH to refuel. After refueling, the pilot planned to proceed to Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Missouri, which was located about 7 nautical miles (nm) from GPH.

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to confirm that the helicopter had adequate fuel on board to complete the mission before making the first departure, his improper decision to continue the mission and make a second departure after he became aware of a critically low fuel level, and his failure to successfully enter an autorotation when the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident w

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.