Accident · 1993-07-15

NTSB case LAX93LA290 · Ayres S2R-T34 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1993-07-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Ayres S2R-T34 (N40203)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: PIERCE AVIATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PIERCE AVIATION

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to visually detect and avoid a power line. A factor in the accident was the twilight light condition.

Source: NTSB case LAX93LA290

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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