‘Improper Diagnosis’

The pilot of a Eurocopter MBB BK117 C2, presumably confused by multiple cockpit warnings of engine trouble, shut down the unaffected engine and briefly flew on power from the failing engine before the helicopter crashed in a farming area, killing all four occupants, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

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