Accident · 1997-07-26

NTSB case LAX97LA262 · Bell 206B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1997-07-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell 206B (N123WF)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Westwind Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WESTWIND HELICOPTERS

Probable cause

the passenger's failure to recognize and avoid the hazard associated with the rotating tail rotor. The operator/event organizer's lack of ground facilities or support personnel to assist/control passenger access to the helipad was a related factor.

Source: NTSB case LAX97LA262

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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