Accident · 1998-07-24

NTSB case SEA98LA146 · Garlick UH-1H · Part 133

What the record says

Event date
1998-07-24
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
Garlick UH-1H (N83NW)
Operating rule
Part 133
Operator
NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

A failure of the external load cable, which became entangled in the tail rotor.

Source: NTSB case SEA98LA146

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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