20121005024789A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 407 · Intracoastal Ci, LA · October 5, 2012

Date
October 5, 2012 · 07:58 local
Place
Intracoastal Ci, LA
Airport
Bristow
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ALGA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N406AL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13FA003
Reported as
Bell 407
Reported engine
Allison 250-C47B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
11,128 total540 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft, on a part 91 maintenance check flight, was observed departing runway 24, disappearing into fog and then a crash was heard shortly thereafter by several individuals.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT, ON A PART 91 MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT, WAS OBSERVED DEPARTING RUNWAY 24, DISAPPEARING INTO FOG AND THEN A CRASH WAS HEARD SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.