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NTSB investigation record

FTW98FA256

Completed

Eurocopter As350Ba· N911VA

Date
June 5, 1998
Location
La Gloria, TX
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

the pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors were the dark night illumination, the lack of visual cues, the pilot's lack of total instrument time, and the pressure induced by the medical emergency to complete the medical evacuation.

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