Accident · 1991-08-30

NTSB case MIA91GA211 · ROBINSON R-22 BETA · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 1991-08-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: ROBINSON R-22 BETA (N4022D)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: STATE OF FLORIDA Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): STATE OF FLORIDA

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT DUE TO HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION TO OBSERVE AND ENTER THE LOCATION OF AN ILLEGAL MARIJUANA PATCH INTO THE ON BOARD LORAN UNIT.

Source: NTSB case MIA91GA211

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.

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