Accident · 2002-07-07
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-07-07
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale AS350 BA (N141MK)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate tail rotor clearance from the sloping terrain in unfavorable wind conditions.
Source: NTSB case LAX02LA217Flight 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.