Accident · 1994-03-26

NTSB case ANC94LA042 · BELL 206B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1994-03-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: BELL 206B (N49727)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Coastal Helicopters, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): COASTAL HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT HE HAD THE PROPER CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO LANDING ON THE PLATFORM. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH OBSTRUCTION (TREE STRUMP).

Source: NTSB case ANC94LA042

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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