Accident · 2006-08-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 2006-08-12
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1 (N601GM)
- Operating rule
- Part 133
- Operator
- Silver State Helicopters LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Silver State Helicopters
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable terrain for landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain.
Source: NTSB case DFW06LA197Flight 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.