Accident · 1999-02-13

NTSB case FTW99LA080 · Eurocopter BK 117 B-1 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1999-02-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Eurocopter BK 117 B-1 (N220HH)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: HERMANN HOSPITAL LIFE FLIGHT Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HERMANN HOSPITAL LIFE FLIGHT

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. A factor was the sunglare reducing the pilot's visibility.

Source: NTSB case FTW99LA080

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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