Accident · 1988-07-13

NTSB case NYC88LA201 · BELL 206B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1988-07-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL 206B (N543CC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Bighorn Airways, Inc. Matched by aircraft (N-number)

Probable cause

A LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE FUEL CONTROL WAS NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN DUE TO AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA.

Source: NTSB case NYC88LA201

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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