Accident · 1996-09-13

NTSB case SEA96TA213 · Bell 206B-3 · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 1996-09-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 206B-3 (N47MA)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: U.S. FOREST SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. FOREST SERVICE

Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from electrical transmission lines. The proximity of transmission lines was a related factor.

Source: NTSB case SEA96TA213

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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