Accident · 1990-09-12

NTSB case FTW90FA178 · Bell B206LI · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
1990-09-12
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
Bell B206LI (N882BT)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
INDUSTRIAL HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO THE KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE WEATHER/LIGHT CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case FTW90FA178

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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