Accident · 2000-09-21

NTSB case SEA00TA182 · Bell 206-L4 · PUBU

What the record says

Event date
2000-09-21
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
Bell 206-L4 (N3310)
Operating rule
PUBU
Operator
U.S. FOREST SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
US FOREST SERVICE — None Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an object. Trees and inadequate ground communications were a factor.

Source: NTSB case SEA00TA182

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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