Accident · 1994-06-08

NTSB case LAX94LA255 · GRUMMAN G-164B · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1994-06-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: GRUMMAN G-164B (N3629P)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: PIERCE AVIATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PIERCE AVIATION

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR OBSTACLES. NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS AND THE DUST WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case LAX94LA255

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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