From the article above:
The 50-year-old Zobayan’s most recent flight review included training on inadvertently flying into bad weather conditions. It covered how to recover if the aircraft’s nose is pointed too far up or down and what to do if the helicopter banks severely to one side. He earned satisfactory grades in the review, which took place in May 2019.
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He was instrument rated, but flying into instrument conditions violated corporate policy and their certificate for operation.
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He was instrument rated, but flying into instrument conditions violated corporate policy and their certificate for operation.
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So does crashing... Sounds like he was inadvertently IMC. Seems like there would be a procedure for that.