Accident · 1996-09-10

NTSB case FTW96LA380 · Bell UH-1H · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-09-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell UH-1H (N23Y)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Idaho Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): IDAHO HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

The pilot's improper inflight planning/decision in that he used an inadequate airspeed or an inadequate altitude, or both, for the intentional autorotation.

Source: NTSB case FTW96LA380

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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