Accident · 2004-05-24

NTSB case LAX04TA264 · Bell 212HP · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 2004-05-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 212HP (N362EH)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: United States Forest Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): United States Forest Service

Probable cause

the pilot's excessive use of the cyclic and collective controls in response to the helicopter's unexpected rocking motion, which led to a main rotor contact with the upper wire cutter mounted on the cabin roof. A factor in the accident was the rough, sloping nature of the landing zone chosen for the firebase.

Source: NTSB case LAX04TA264

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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