Accident · 2006-09-06

NTSB case LAX06LA288 · Hughes 369D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2006-09-06
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
Hughes 369D (N812CE)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
Southern California Edison Co. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Southern California Edison Company

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with wires.

Source: NTSB case LAX06LA288

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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