Accident · 2002-08-26

NTSB case DEN02TA100 · Bell 206L-3 · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 2002-08-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell 206L-3 (N801HM)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: U.S. FOREST SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. Forest Service

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making, and the loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A contributing factor was the right quartering tailwind.

Source: NTSB case DEN02TA100

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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