Accident · 1999-04-30
What the record says
- Event date
- 1999-04-30
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B (N35WH)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The failure of the platform worker to maintain clearance with the turning tail rotor blades. A factor was the inadequate coordination between the pilot and the passengers pertaining to procedures for disembarking from the helicopter.
Source: NTSB case FTW99LA131Flight 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.