Accident · 1994-06-15

NTSB case LAX94LA254 · SCHWEIZER G-164B · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1994-06-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: SCHWEIZER G-164B (N8392K)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: ONSTOTT DUSTERS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ONSTOTT DUSTERS

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REMAIN CLEAR OF POWER LINES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO USE OF DRUGS THAT WERE NOT APPROVED FOR USE WHILE FLYING.

Source: NTSB case LAX94LA254

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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