Accident · 1993-02-22

NTSB case LAX93LA132 · HUGHES 369D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-02-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: HUGHES 369D (N58240)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Pacific Helicopter Tours, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PACIFIC HELICOPTER TOURS, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR OBSTRUCTIONS WHILE PERFORMING A LOW ALTITUDE SURVEILLANCE OPERATION IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA, AND, HIS FAILURE TO SELECT AN ALTITUDE SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE CLEARANCE FROM ALL POTENTIAL OBSTACLES.

Source: NTSB case LAX93LA132

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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