Accident · 2001-11-21
What the record says
- Event date
- 2001-11-21
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 500S (N900RA)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the pilot's encounter with forecast mountain wave conditions, moderate or greater turbulence, and icing, with downdrafts that likely exceeded the climb capability of the airplane, which was encountered at an altitude that precluded recovery. Also causal in the accident was the failure of the pilot to obtain an adequate preflight weather briefing which would have included a series of Airmets that were in effect at the time.
Source: NTSB case LAX02FA031Flight 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.