NONE · Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm BO-105CBS-5 · 2000-11-14 · PARUMPH, NV, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX01LA039
Event ID
20001212X22303
Type
Accident
Date
2000-11-14
Location
PARUMPH, NV, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm
Model
BO-105CBS-5
Registration
N911VH
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to verify the presence of wires near the remote landing site during the high reconnaissance, and his misjudgement of the clearance from the ground during the attempted hovering turn to avoid the wire obstacle. Factors were the dark night and the incorrect information provided by the ground crew.