Accident · 2000-06-05

NTSB case ATL00LA058 · Bell 407 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-06-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Bell 407 (N234BH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to establish/maintain a safe rate of descent during approach to landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's incorrect altimeter (Kollsman) setting, smoke, and dark night conditions.

Source: NTSB case ATL00LA058

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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