Incident report
Bell 206 crash near Bishop, California, United States
unknown2016-06-14
Summary
The pilot’s improper preflight weather planning, fuel planning, and fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot's initiation of the landing flare at a high altitude, which led to a subsequent hard landing.
Incident details
Date
2016-06-14
Location
Bishop, California, United States
Aircraft
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗37.3278, -118.3972
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Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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