Accident · 2007-07-25

NTSB case SEA07TA214 · Bell 214ST · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 2007-07-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell 214ST (N724HT)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: U.S. FOREST SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): US Forest Service

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate planned approach that led to settling with power. Contributing to the accident was the external load becoming snagged in the water, and the high density altitude.

Source: NTSB case SEA07TA214

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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