Accident · 2005-10-06

NTSB case DEN06CA006 · Bell 206L-4 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2005-10-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 206L-4 (N206DB)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation resulting in him taking the helicopter into the air with insufficient fuel to accomplish the flight, and the subsequent fuel exhaustion leading to the hard landing.

Source: NTSB case DEN06CA006

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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