Accident · 1991-09-12

NTSB case SEA91LA233 · BELL 47G · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1991-09-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: BELL 47G (N73865)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: BMA INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): BMA INC.

Probable cause

PILOT FACTOR IN THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO INSURE THERE WAS ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES FOR A SAFE TAKEOFF. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.

Source: NTSB case SEA91LA233

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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