Accident · 1988-05-13

NTSB case LAX88LA179 · McDonnell Douglas 369D · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 1988-05-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas 369D (N4943T)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: Cherry Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CHERRY HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE MANUFACTURE FOR UNCOMMANDED TRIM INPUTS AND HIS DECISION TO MAKE A HOVER APPROACH TO LANDING.

Source: NTSB case LAX88LA179

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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