Accident · 1999-06-14

NTSB case NYC99FA140 · Sikorsky S-76A · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-06-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-76A (N2743E)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PETROLEUM HELI Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS

Probable cause

the failure of the PIC to adequately supervise the SIC, and maintain a positive climb. Factors were the fog and dark night.

Source: NTSB case NYC99FA140

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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