Accident: Eurocopter AS 350 B2
Mar 26, 2016 · Enterprise, AL
NTSB numberERA16FA140Event id20160326X80544
- 4
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to perform visual flight rules flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the mission despite the weather conditions and the operator's inadequate oversight of the flight by its operational control center.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter AS 350 B2
- Registration
- N911GF
- Year built
- 1998
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Takeoff VFR encounter with IMC
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Enterprise Municipal Airport (ETS)4 nm (7 km) east
- Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field (OZR)13 nm (24 km) east
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