Accident · 2004-06-30
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-06-30
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Bell UH-1H (N128FC)
- Operating rule
- PUBU
- Operator
- USDA Forest Service Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- USDA Forest Service
Probable cause
The vehicle driver's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain clearance. A factor was the lack of company standards and operation procedures.
Source: NTSB case ATL04TA142Flight 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.