Accident · 2001-09-02
What the record says
- Event date
- 2001-09-02
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas 369E (N440TJ)
- Operating rule
- Part 133
- Operator
- Omni Aviation Services, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Omni Aviation Services
Probable cause
loss of tail rotor effectiveness while hovering. A contributing factor was the wind gust.
Source: NTSB case DEN01LA154Flight 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.