Incident · 1994-02-28
What the record says
- Event date
- 1994-02-28
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- AEROSPATIALE AS-350D (N5771L)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- PAPILLON HELICOPTERS Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- PAPILLON HELICOPTERS INC.
Probable cause
THE OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S INADEQUATE 100-HOUR INSPECTION. THE LOOSE FUEL CONTROL LINE FITTING, THE TREE STUMP, AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WERE FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB case LAX94IA145Flight 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.