Accident · 1994-01-04

NTSB case LAX94LA090 · BELL 206B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-01-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELL 206B (N771GM)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Southwest Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SOUTHWEST HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

the pilot's selection of a cruise altitude insufficient to ensure adequate obstacle clearance and his inadequate visual lookout. A factor in the accident was the inconspicuousness of the power lines.

Source: NTSB case LAX94LA090

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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