Accident · 1993-01-24

NTSB case SEA93LA056 · BELL 206B3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-01-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL 206B3 (N39088)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: South Coast Helicopters Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SOUTH COAST HELICOPTERS

Probable cause

THE LOCATION OF UNMARKED ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES OVER A DESIGNATED AIRPORT TAXIWAY. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPECTANCY TO ENCOUNTER WIRES ABOVE AN ARPT TAXIWAY, AND HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE TAXIWAY TO BUILDINGS AND THE LOOSE DRY SNOW ON THE AIRPORT.

Source: NTSB case SEA93LA056

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.

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