Accident · 2000-04-18

NTSB case DEN00FA074 · Bell 206L-3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-04-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 206L-3 (N937S)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The complete loss of the tail rotor blades due to a fatigue failure of one blade. Factors were sloping and rough uneven terrain for the ensuing forced landing.

Source: NTSB case DEN00FA074

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.

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