Accident · 1994-07-12

NTSB case FTW94GA232 · BELL 206L-3 · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 1994-07-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELL 206L-3 (N3178B)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: USDA Forest Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USDA FOREST SERVICE

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO HOVER OUT OF GROUND EFFECT UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS WHILE EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT FOR THAT MANEUVER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE TAILWIND.

Source: NTSB case FTW94GA232

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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