Accident · 1998-07-24

NTSB case FTW98TA328 · Bell 206L-3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-07-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Bell 206L-3 (N42489)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: U.S. FOREST SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. FOREST SERVICE

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment in that the external load was not centered during sling operation, which resulted in entanglement of the load with the landing gear, and the loss of aircraft control.

Source: NTSB case FTW98TA328

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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