Accident · 1990-06-15

NTSB case MKC90FA130 · BELL 47G-3B1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-06-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELL 47G-3B1 (N67223)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: BADGER HELICOPTERS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): BADGER HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT. DARKNESS AND THE PILOT'S MANNER OF FLYING THE AIRCRAFT (OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY) WERE CONSIDERED TO BE RELATED FACTORS.

Source: NTSB case MKC90FA130

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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