Accident · 2006-04-13

NTSB case CHI06FA110 · Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105LS A-3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-04-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105LS A-3 (N202LF)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: County Rescue Services, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): County Rescue Services, Inc.

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight check of the flight controls prior to takeoff and the directional contol not possible by the pilot. Additional causes were the improper installation of the anti-torque pedal cover by company personnel which blocked the flight control system.

Source: NTSB case CHI06FA110

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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