Accident · 1995-01-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 1995-01-12
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 208B (N754FE)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- WEST AIR, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- WEST AIR, INC.
Probable cause
failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain visual contact with terrain and sufficient altitude for terrain clearance. Factors in the accident were the pilot's decision to initiate a descent 14 miles from the airport, and weather, specifically cloud conditions and darkness.
Source: NTSB case LAX95FA077Flight 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.