Accident · 1998-10-05

NTSB case FTW99FA001 · Bell 407 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-10-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Bell 407 (N403PH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PETROLEUM HELI Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS INC.

Probable cause

the failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft during cruise flight. Factors were the failure of both pilots to use a known safety advisory recommendation and the failure of both operators to implement the recommendation as a company operating procedure.

Source: NTSB case FTW99FA001

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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