Accident · 1996-02-10

NTSB case CHI96FA088 · BELL 206B-III · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-02-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELL 206B-III (N2157J)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

flight into known adverse weather conditions (fog) at too low an altitude by the pilot. Factors associated with this accident were inadequate preflight planning and an improper inflight decision by the pilot when he chose to continue flight into the fog conditions.

Source: NTSB case CHI96FA088

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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