Accident · 2002-08-30

NTSB case DEN02LA101 · Bell 206L-III · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-08-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell 206L-III (N43GA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance of a static wire, and the subsequent loss of aircraft control due to the main rotor pitch change tubes being severed.

Source: NTSB case DEN02LA101

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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