Accident · 1994-08-18
What the record says
- Event date
- 1994-08-18
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- HUGHES 369HS (N74AW)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- WILD WEST HELO TOURS, INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- WILD WEST HELO TOURS, INC
Probable cause
the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain on which to perform an autorotation. A factor in this accident was the hidden obstruction.
Source: NTSB case CHI94LA287Flight 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.