Accident · 2004-04-20

NTSB case CHI04FA107 · Bell 206L-1 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2004-04-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Bell 206L-1 (N137AE)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Air Evac EMS, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR EVAC EMS INC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate planning/decision which resulted in his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, his diverted attention, and the dark night conditions.

Source: NTSB case CHI04FA107

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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