Accident · 1989-06-10

NTSB case LAX89FA212 · HUGHES 269C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-06-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: HUGHES 269C (N58323)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Civic Helicopters Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CIVIC HELICOPTERS INC.

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT (FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY IN MARGINAL VFR WEATHER, AND THE TRANSMISSION LINE.

Source: NTSB case LAX89FA212

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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