Accident · 2007-08-22

NTSB case DEN07LA142 · Bell 206-L4 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-08-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell 206-L4 (N1813)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Air MD L.L.C. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Air MD LLC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm resulting in an uncontrolled descent, collision with transmission wires, and a hard landing. A contributing factor was the tranmission wires.

Source: NTSB case DEN07LA142

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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