Accident · 1989-11-02

NTSB case MKC90LA021 · BELL 206L-3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-11-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL 206L-3 (N3174S)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Air Methods Corp. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR METHODS, INC.

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case MKC90LA021

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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