Accident · 2000-04-25

NTSB case ATL00FA048 · Eurocopter BK117-A3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-04-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter BK117-A3 (N428MB)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Rocky Mountain Helicopters Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ROCKY MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance that resulted in the in-flight collision with a tower.

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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