Accident · 1997-10-30

NTSB case CHI98GA025 · Aerospatiale AS350B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-10-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Aerospatiale AS350B (N911RR)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ILLINIOS STATE POLICE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ILLINIOS STATE POLICE — None Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

the pilot in command misjudged the clearance with the terrain during a dark night maneuvering approach to a runway. A related factor was the dark night conditions.

Source: NTSB case CHI98GA025

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.

All incidents →