What happened
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Air ambulance returning from passenger drop off. Crashed. (-23) the pilot and EMT departed lafayette, Louisiana, and picked up a patient at eunice, Louisiana, then proceeded to shreveport, Louisiana, where the patient was disembarked. The pilot departed shreveport, Louisiana, enroute to lafayette, Louisiana, VFR. Weather briefings that the pilot received from deridder flight service station indicated VFR was not recommended and that ceilings and visibility were generally less than 1,000 and 3 along his route. While trying to remain VMC, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and the main rotor blades impacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
AIR AMBULANCE RETURNING FROM PASSENGER DROP OFF. CRASHED. (-23) THE PILOT AND EMT DEPARTED LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, AND PICKED UP A PATIENT AT EUNICE, LOUISIANA, THEN PROCEEDED TO SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, WHERE THE PATIENT WAS DISEMBARKED. THE PILOT DEPARTED SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, ENROUTE TO LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, VFR. WEATHER BRIEFINGS THAT THE PILOT RECEIVED FROM DERIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION INDICATED VFR WAS NOT RECOMMENDED AND THAT CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WERE GENERALLY LESS THAN 1,000 AND 3 ALONG HIS ROUTE. WHILE TRYING TO REMAIN VMC, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.