Crash location | 39.700000°N, 105.019167°W |
Nearest city | Denver, CO
39.739154°N, 104.984703°W 3.3 miles away |
Tail number | N206DB |
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Accident date | 06 Oct 2005 |
Aircraft type | Bell 206L-4 |
Additional details: | None |
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the pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation resulting in him taking the helicopter into the air with insufficient fuel to accomplish the flight, and the subsequent fuel exhaustion leading to the hard landing.