Accident · 2003-02-22
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-02-22
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Bell 407 (N740PH)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during the hot refueling operation which resulted in the main rotor blades striking the passenger. A contributing factor was the high wind conditions.
Source: NTSB case FTW03LA101Flight 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.