Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3 accident near Christmas Valley, OR
On May 19, 2022, an Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Christmas Valley, OR. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 19, 2022
- Place
- Christmas Valley, OR
- Aircraft
- Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.236°N, 120.665°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220519105103
Official records · WPR22LA182
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Sequence of events
- Loss of control in flight (Landing, defining event)
NTSB findings
- Performance/control parameters · Attain/maintain not possible (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability)
- Aircraft control · Pilot (Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info)
Conditions
- Local time
- 12:33 AM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 220° at 18 kt, gusts 25
- Visibility
- 10 mi
More accidents in OR
- Cessna T207A, Aug 21, 1986
- Piper PA-28-180, Sep 1, 1984
- Piper PA-28RT-201, Mar 12, 1984
- Piper PA 46-310P, Apr 7, 2017
- Cessna 172, Jun 23, 2012
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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.
