Accident · 2001-11-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 2001-11-03
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22 (N127RB)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- SKY HELICOPTERS INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- SKY HELICOPTERS INC
Probable cause
the flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance with wires while maneuvering along a river.
Source: NTSB case FTW02FA028Flight 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.