Jul 7, 2021
Accident
Substantial Weed, CA
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 133
Probable Cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude during an approach to a lake. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to release the full water bucket as the helicopter was settling, which reduced the helicopter’s out-of-ground-effect performance.
NTSB WPR21LA268