Accident · 2006-10-22

NTSB case DFW07LA011 · Sikorsky S-76A++ · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-10-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-76A++ (N22342)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The flight crew's failure to maintain clearance with the water and their diverted attention to secondary tasks while preparing to land. Contributing factor were the low ceilings and the heavy rains restricting their visibility.

Source: NTSB case DFW07LA011

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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