Accident · 1989-10-10

NTSB case FTW90LA007 · BELL 206B-III · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1989-10-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: BELL 206B-III (N3889W)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: AIR LOGISTICS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR LOGISTICS, INCORPORATED

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH ONE TIE-DOWN STRAP STILL ATTACHED TO THE HELICOPTER WHICH RESULTED FROM AN INADEQUATEPREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

Source: NTSB case FTW90LA007

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.

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