| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 03, 1994 |
| Time: | 1636 |
| Location: | Lamoille, Nevada |
| Operator: | Air Taxi - El Aero Services Inc. |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | ? |
| AC Type: | Bell 206B3 |
| Registration: | N27736 |
| cn / ln: | 2773 |
| Aboard: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff. The ingestion of foreign material (snow) in the engine, which resulted in a flameout (loss of engine power). Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions (snow falling & high density altitude), the lack of snow covers to protect the engine intakes while parked and awaiting for the weather conditions to improve, improper planning/decision by the pilot and the company/operator management, inadequate information in the flight manual, and the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing. |
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