Accident · 2001-09-17
What the record says
- Event date
- 2001-09-17
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Bell 205 (N458CC)
- Operating rule
- PUBU
- Operator
- U.S. FOREST SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- U.S. Forest Service
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain seperation/clearance from trees while maneuvering.
Source: NTSB case SEA01TA172Flight 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.