Accident · 2007-07-16

NTSB case SEA07TA202 · Bell UH-1H · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 2007-07-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Bell UH-1H (N667HP)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: United States Forest Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): United States Forest Service

Probable cause

Dense smoke/haze which restricted the pilot's visibility and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the emergency descent resulting in impact with terrain.

Source: NTSB case SEA07TA202

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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