Accident · 2003-07-23
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-07-23
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B (N37741)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance/altitude while descending over mountainous terrain, and his continued flight into adverse weather. Factors contributing to the accident were clouds and a low ceiling.
Source: NTSB case LAX03FA241Flight 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.