Accident · 1992-07-29

NTSB case MIA92FA156 · BELL 47J2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1992-07-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELL 47J2 (N8476E)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Western Helicopters Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WESTERN HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT FAILED TO INSURE THAT THE ENGINE CONTAINED ADEQUATE OIL, AND THAT THE OIL DIP STICK WAS SECURE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO MARIJUANA.

Source: NTSB case MIA92FA156

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.

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