Accident · 1991-07-01

NTSB case ANC91LA085 · BELL 206BIII · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1991-07-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL 206BIII (N302MH)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Maritime Helicopters, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MARITIME HELICOPTERS

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S LACK OF COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED OPERATION WITH THE WIND IN THE 'CRITICAL WIND AZIMUTH' AREA WHICH LED TO LIMITED TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE VARIABLE AND GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case ANC91LA085

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.

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