Accident · 1993-05-25

NTSB case FTW93FA163 · MBB BK 117 A-4 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-05-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: MBB BK 117 A-4 (N401PH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PETROLEUM HELI Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

CYCLIC CONTROL ROD MOVEMENT WAS RESTRICTED DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE LATERAL CYCLIC CONTROL ROD BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

Source: NTSB case FTW93FA163

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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