Incident report
Bell 206 crash near Uvalde, Texas, United States
fatal2018-11-033 fatalities
Summary
The pilot's controlled flight into terrain during night visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot improper decision to inhibit the helicopter's terrain warning systems and flight at low altitude.
Incident details
Date
2018-11-03
Location
Uvalde, Texas, United States
Aircraft
Bell 206
Operator
W T Byler Co Inc
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
3
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗29.3681, -99.9239
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities3
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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