Accident · 1992-07-17

NTSB case LAX92LA301 · ROBINSON R-22 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-07-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: ROBINSON R-22 (N83556)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Mazzei Flying Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MAZZEI FLYING SERVICE

Probable cause

THE CFI'S POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO PROCEED OVER THE TREES INSTEAD OF THE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED RIGHT CIRCLING TURNS AND BOTH PILOTS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK-OUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE TREES THAT PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE POWER LINE WIRES.

Source: NTSB case LAX92LA301

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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