Accident · 1994-07-09

NTSB case FTW94FA224 · AEROSPATIALE AS 350B-2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-07-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: AEROSPATIALE AS 350B-2 (N95LG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Rocky Mountain Helicopters Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ROCKY MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS INC

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ASSURE MAIN ROTOR CLEARANCE FROM SLOPING TERRAIN WHILE IN A HOVER. THE TERRAIN CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case FTW94FA224

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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