Accident · 1991-10-28

NTSB case SEA92LA029 · AEROSPATIALE AS355F1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-10-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: AEROSPATIALE AS355F1 (N101UC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Omni Flight Helicopters Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): OMNI FLIGHT HELICOPTERS, INC

Probable cause

THE UNLATCHING AND SUBSEQUENT OPENING INFLIGHT OF THE LEFT-REAR ENGINE COWL DOOR. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO EXECUTE THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE BULLETIN.

Source: NTSB case SEA92LA029

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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