Accident · 1999-10-14
What the record says
- Event date
- 1999-10-14
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350 (N1024B)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain separation from terrain while operating under visual flight rules. Contributing factors were the improper issuance of a suggested heading by air traffic control personnel, inadequate flight progress monitoring by radar departure control personnel, and failure of the radar controller to identify a hazardous condition and issue a safety alert.
Source: NTSB case LAX00FA014Flight 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.