Accident · 1998-10-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 1998-10-03
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B (N992SM)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- ENTERPRISE AVIATION, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- ENTERPRISE AVIATION, INC.
Probable cause
Loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A factor was the quartering tailwind.
Source: NTSB case DEN99LA002Flight 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.