Accident · 1994-05-10

NTSB case LAX94FA214 · ROBINSON R-22 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-05-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: ROBINSON R-22 (N8047Y)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Skyline Aviation LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKYLINE AVIATION, INC.

Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an en route cruise altitude which provided insufficient obstruction clearance, and his inadequate visual lookout. Factors in the night time accident were the reduced visibility as a result of the fog and haze.

Source: NTSB case LAX94FA214

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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