Accident · 1992-05-14

NTSB case BFO92LA062 · CONTINENTAL COPTERS MK6B · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1992-05-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CONTINENTAL COPTERS MK6B (N9012T)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: FIREFLY LEASING, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FIREFLY LEASING INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RELEASE A TIE DOWN STRAP FROM THE HELICOPTER'S SKID DURING THE PREFLIGHT.

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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