Accident · 1995-09-10

NTSB case ANC95TA166 · BELL 206B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-09-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: BELL 206B (N84TA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: U.S. Dept. of Interior Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. DEPT. OF INTERIOR

Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight planing/decision and inadequate supervision of the passenger, which allowed the helicopter's lateral center-of-gravity to be exceeded. Factors relating to the accident were: pressure (compelling influence) on the pilot and passenger that was induced by the need to rescue the stranded pilot from a life threatening situation, high winds, and large waves.

Source: NTSB case ANC95TA166

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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