Accident · 1995-09-19

NTSB case LAX95FA339 · Bell 206L-1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-09-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Bell 206L-1 (N700TH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Helistream Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HELISTREAM INC.

Probable cause

the pilot's intentional VFR flight into IMC conditions and failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude, and the local controller's improper use of ATC procedure/technique. Factors in the accident were the helicopter's low fuel state and lack of the required equipment for IFR flight.

Source: NTSB case LAX95FA339

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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