Incident · 2004-02-19
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-02-19
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Bell 407 (N601MT)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the failure of the number 6 hangar bearing due to overheating. A factor in the accident was the operator's likely inadequate compliance with service bulletins and airworthiness directives on this issue, along with an inadequate maintenance inspection program for the bearings.
Source: NTSB case LAX04IA135Flight 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.