Accident · 1990-05-01

NTSB case BFO90LA041 · HILLER UH-12ET · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-05-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: HILLER UH-12ET (N4034Z)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Summit Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SUMMIT HELICOPTERS, INC

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. PILOT FATIGUE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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