Accident · 1993-07-04

NTSB case BFO93FA107 · US/LTA 138S AIRSHIP · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-07-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: US/LTA 138S AIRSHIP (N832US)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: US/LTA CORPORATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): US/LTA CORPORATION

Probable cause

INADEQUATE DESIGN OF, AND DESIGN STANDARDS FOR, THE AIRSHIP WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENVELOPE FAILURE FOLLOWING SEPARATION OF A PORTION OF THE NIGHT SIGN EQUIPMENT.

Source: NTSB case BFO93FA107

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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