Accident · 2006-06-22

NTSB case ANC06LA073 · MBB BK 117A-3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-06-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: MBB BK 117A-3 (N913EF)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CORPORATE JETS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CORPORATE JETS INC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects while hovering in ground effect, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree. Factors associated with the accident were loose, sand-covered terrain, and the operator's failure to ensure that the pilot was provided with current, off-airport landing site condition information.

Source: NTSB case ANC06LA073

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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