Accident · 1996-08-22

NTSB case SEA96LA198 · Bell 206B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-08-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell 206B (N3896V)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Idaho Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): IDAHO HELICOPTERS

Probable cause

fuel contamination, due to improper servicing of the helicopter, which resulted in an intermittent loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's inadequate control of the helicopter, during autorotation with intermittent engine power.

Source: NTSB case SEA96LA198

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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