Accident · 2001-11-14

NTSB case SEA02LA014 · Bölkow BO 105 LS · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-11-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bölkow BO 105 LS (N93LF)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Air Methods Corp. Matched by aircraft (N-number)

Probable cause

Pilot's failure to maintain adequate separation from terrain during the initial climb. Factors include spatial disorientation and a dark moonless night.

Source: NTSB case SEA02LA014

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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