Accident · 2007-11-28

NTSB case DEN08CA035 · BELL 222 UT · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-11-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL 222 UT (N222LF)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

High winds forcing the helicopter's main rotor blade to strike the helicopter vertical stabilizer and tail boom during engine start, causing substantial damage.

Source: NTSB case DEN08CA035

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.

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