Accident · 1997-07-03

NTSB case FTW97LA252 · Bell 206B · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 1997-07-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell 206B (N49661)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: American Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN AVIATION, INC.

Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision. A related factor was his failure to follow the company procedure of maintaining visual contact with the external long-line cable, while hovering with it attached.

Source: NTSB case FTW97LA252

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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