Accident · 2005-06-14

NTSB case NYC05FA099 · Bell 206L · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-06-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell 206L (N78TD)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Helicopter Flight Services, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Helicopter Flight Services, Inc.

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in an attempted takeoff with an overweight helicopter, and subsequent impact with a pier and water. Factors were a high ambient temperature and unfavorable winds.

Source: NTSB case NYC05FA099

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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