Accident · 1997-03-04

NTSB case FTW97LA114 · Bell 206L-1 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1997-03-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Bell 206L-1 (N5829D)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: OFFSHORE LOGISTICS, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): OFFSHORE LOGISTICS, INC

Probable cause

The pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent loss of aircraft control due to the loss of visual cues to detect his height above the water. Factors were the low ceilings and fog, and the loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

Source: NTSB case FTW97LA114

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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