Accident · 2005-05-19

NTSB case DEN05CA079 · Schweizer 269C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-05-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Schweizer 269C (N958CP)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Silver State Helicopters LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Silver State Helicopters

Probable cause

the student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot.

Source: NTSB case DEN05CA079

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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