Accident · 1989-09-02

NTSB case LAX89LA300 · BEECH C23 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-09-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BEECH C23 (N24580)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: FRANKLIN D. MCDONALD Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FRANKLIN D. MCDONALD

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINE, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE POWER LINE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case LAX89LA300

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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