# Accident 20160326002379A: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Enterprise, AL, March 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2016, 01:30 local time
- Place: Enterprise, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HDNR
- Location: 31.2794° N, 85.9711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2794&lon=-85.9711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911GF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911GF-2018-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,121 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326002379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

?	MARCH 26, 2016, ABOUT 1:30 AM CENTRAL TIME, N911GF, A EUROCOPTER AS350-B2 HELICOPTER,  OPERATING AS A PART 135 AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT BY HAYNES LIFE FLIGHT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA.  THE PILOT, FLIGHT NURSE, PARAMEDIC, AND PATIENT WERE KILLED.  THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE AIR AMBULANCE WAS TRANSPORTING A CAR ACCIDENT VICTIM FROM AN ACCIDENT SCENE TO BAPTIST CENTER MEDICAL HELIPORT IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA.  NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH THUNDERSTORMS, RAIN SHOWERS, AND LOW VISIBILITY WERE PREVAILING OVER THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

?	THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 AM WHEN RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST.  DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE INITIAL SEARCH WAS CALLED OFF.  THE SEARCH BEGAN AGAIN AT SUNRISE AND THE HELICOPTER WAS LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF ENTERPRISE IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF GOODMAN OFF ALABAMA HIGHWAY 134.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA16FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA140), Mar 26, 2016: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N911GF), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage, 4 fatal. 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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