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NTSB investigation record

LAX97LA262

Completed

Bell 206B· N123WF

Date
July 26, 1997
Location
Pollock Pines, CA
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

the passenger's failure to recognize and avoid the hazard associated with the rotating tail rotor. The operator/event organizer's lack of ground facilities or support personnel to assist/control passenger access to the helipad was a related factor.

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