EUROCOPTER AS350 B2 accident at Romeo, MI, 15 Sept 2021

On September 15, 2021, an EUROCOPTER AS350 B2 operated by COUNTY OF OAKLAND was involved in an aviation accident near Romeo, MI. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor’s failure to reposition the fuel control to the flight detent during a practice autorotation, which resulted in insufficient engine power to arrest the helicopter’s decent and a hard landing. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.