Accident · 1998-11-12

NTSB case IAD99LA015 · Bell 206-B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-11-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Bell 206-B (N32KY)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

A loose 'B' nut on the aircraft's PC Air line which resulted in fuel starvation, and the pilot's abrupt application of aft cyclic to prevent a nose over. Contributing factors were soft terrain and dark night conditions.

Source: NTSB case IAD99LA015

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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