Accident · 1995-11-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 1995-11-12
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1 (N78900)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- LEWIS AVIATION Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- LEWIS AVIATION — Operator Does Business As:
Probable cause
the pilot misjudged the altitude and ground clearance while performing an unwarranted low altitude flight maneuver.
Source: NTSB case LAX96FA045Flight 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.