Accident · 2006-12-10

NTSB case LAX07FA056 · Bell 412SP · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2006-12-10
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
Bell 412SP (N410MA)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
Lifenet, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Lifenet, Inc.

Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing to the accident were the dark night conditions, fog, and mountainous terrain.

Source: NTSB case LAX07FA056

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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