Accident · 1998-11-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 1998-11-03
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-3 (N946L)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The loss of tail rotor effectiveness, due to the installation of incorrect pitch links by the maintenance facility. A factor in the accident was the lack of an adequate quality assurance program in the maintenance facility.
Source: NTSB case LAX99LA022Flight 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.