Accident · 1999-04-11

NTSB case MIA99LA129 · Mbb BK 117 A-3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-04-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Mbb BK 117 A-3 (N163BK)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Rocky Mountain Helicopters Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS LLC

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a visual lookout while maneuvering in a hover resulting in the tail rotor colliding with a building.

Source: NTSB case MIA99LA129

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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