Accident · 1996-09-10

NTSB case FTW96TA383 · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-09-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1335X)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's excessive cyclic control input during a low altitude operation, and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance from high vegetation (sage brush). The proximity of high vegetation was a related factor.

Source: NTSB case FTW96TA383

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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