Accident · 2001-02-23

NTSB case MIA01LA084 · Boeing Helicopters Div. 369D · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 2001-02-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Boeing Helicopters Div. 369D (N58377)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: AIR 2 LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Air #2, LLC

Probable cause

The lineman's failure to use the designed attachment point for securing his safety harness to the helicopter, resulting in overload and failure of the component he did attach to. A factor in the accident was the lineman's failure to follow exact sequential procedures for performing the in-flight transfer from rotorcraft to structure, resulting in his being dragged off the structure by the retreating rotorcraft.

Source: NTSB case MIA01LA084

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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