Accident · 2000-07-16

NTSB case FTW00LA206 · Mbb BK-117-A3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-07-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Mbb BK-117-A3 (N312LS)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance while hovering the helicopter. A contributing factor was the dark night light conditions.

Source: NTSB case FTW00LA206

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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