Accident · 2003-04-20

NTSB case NYC03LA087 · Robinson R-22B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-04-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Robinson R-22B (N7192M)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout which resulted in the collision with the wire. Factors in the accident were the concealment of the poles by trees, the lack of contrast between the wire and grass field.

Source: NTSB case NYC03LA087

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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