Aerospatiale AS350B2 accident near Dietrich, ID
On June 29, 2014, an Aerospatiale AS350B2 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Dietrich, ID. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 29, 2014
- Place
- Dietrich, ID
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale AS350B2 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.900°N, 114.250°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140629X13627
Official records · WPR14LA272
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 29, 2014, about 1730 mountain daylight time, an Aerospatiale AS350B2, N350CR, collided with terrain near Dietrich, Idaho. Reeder Flying Service was operating the helicopter under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135. The commercial pilot and two passengers sustained serious injuries. The helicopter sustained substantial damage during the accident sequence. The cross-country aerial photography flight departed Twin Falls, Idaho, about 1630, with a planned destination of Rexburg, Idaho. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. Witnesses reported that the helicopter was traveling in a northeasterly direction when they observed it make a sudden 180-degree reversal to the southwest, followed by a rapid tail-first descent into the ground. The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to position the helicopter and its installed camera equipment to a staging area of an intended aerial videography project. One passenger was in the front left seat to operate the camera, and the other was behind the pilot in the right rear outboard seat. According to the pilot, prestart, run-up, and hover checks were uneventful. He flew to a scenic waterfall, and flew two orbits to test the camera equipment and its imaging. He then notified his maintenance department that he was preceding to the staging area. He climbed the helicopter to 800-1,000 ft agl; shortly thereafter the pilot lost consciousness. His next recollection was waking up in an intensive care unit at a hospital. After the pilot lost
Probable cause
The pilot’s sudden incapacitation from a previously undiagnosed medical condition while in cruise flight, which resulted in his inability to maintain helicopter control.
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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.
