Accident · 2004-06-24

NTSB case FTW04FA168 · Bell 206-L1 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2004-06-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Bell 206-L1 (N5006F)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: AMERICAN HELICOPTERS LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): American Helicopters, Inc.

Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the prevailing thunderstorms and the pilot's inadequate in flight preparation and planning.

Source: NTSB case FTW04FA168

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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