Accident · 1997-07-17

NTSB case FTW97LA270 · Bell 206L-1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-07-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 206L-1 (N3892R)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

partial loss of engine power due to frog(s) being ingested into the engine. Factors relating to the accident were: the lack of altitude and lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

Source: NTSB case FTW97LA270

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.

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