Accident · 1992-06-20

NTSB case NYC92FA123 · MBB BK-117 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-06-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: MBB BK-117 (N117HH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Rocky Mountain Helicopters Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ROCKY MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS

Probable cause

A WIRE STRIKE AFTER THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH INTO AN AREA OF HAZARDS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT AND THE HOSPITAL COMMUNICATOR TO REQUEST ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LANDING AREA AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case NYC92FA123

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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