Accident · 1991-03-27

NTSB case BFO91LA036 · HUGHES 369HS · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-03-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: HUGHES 369HS (N5FC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Omni Flight Helicopters Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): OMNI FLIGHT HELICOPTERS

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION (FENCE POST).

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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