Accident: Airbus Helicopters AS350B3E
Nov 19, 2015 · Carlsbad, CA
NTSB numberWPR16FA029Event id20151118X05037
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control during landing on a dolly. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's decision to conduct the flight without an instructor despite multiple flight instructors' recommendations to the contrary, his failure to land on the ramp when he experienced difficulty landing on the dolly, and his impaired decision-making, judgment, and psychomotor performance, due to his use of a combination of two psychoactive drugs.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Airbus Helicopters AS350B3E
- Registration
- N711BE
- Year built
- 2014
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown Loss of control in flight
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)0 nm (0 km) north
- Oceanside Municipal Airport (OCN)7 nm (12 km) north-west
- Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport (KNFG)11 nm (21 km) north
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