Accident · 2000-03-10

NTSB case FTW00FA091 · Eurocopter BO105S-CBS-5 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2000-03-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Eurocopter BO105S-CBS-5 (N335T)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Temsco Helicopters, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): TEMSCO HELICOPTERS INC.

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter as a result of his continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. Factors were the dark night light condition, fog, low ceiling, and the pilot's lack of total instrument flight time.

Source: NTSB case FTW00FA091

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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