Accident · 2002-08-31
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-08-31
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S76A+ (N15460)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Air Methods Corp. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- AIR METHODS CORP — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: Miami Children's Hospital
Probable cause
The flight crew's diverted attention, inadequate visual lookout, and failure to ensure adequate main rotor clearance. Factors in the accident were the continued operation, with known obstructions in the area, and the failure of the FAA to initially certify the operation prior to its commencement.
Source: NTSB case MIA02FA161Flight 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.