Accident · 1997-06-10
What the record says
- Event date
- 1997-06-10
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Rockwell OV-10A (N94LM)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Bureau of Land Management Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate ground clearance altitude while performing a low-level aerobatic maneuver. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the aircraft.
Source: NTSB case LAX97GA205Flight 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.