Accident · 2000-03-19

NTSB case LAX00FA130 · Bell 212 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-03-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Bell 212 (N415B)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the in-flight separation of the main rotor mast while in cruise flight following a mast bumping event. The reason for the mast bumping event was not determined.

Source: NTSB case LAX00FA130

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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