Accident · 1989-04-12

NTSB case NYC89GA116 · BELL 206B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-04-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELL 206B (N157P)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: COMMONWEALTH OF PA. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): COMMONWEALTH OF PA.

Probable cause

THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SEE AND AVOID THE UNMARKED POWER LINES STRETCHED ACROSS THE RIVER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF VISUAL CLUES.

Source: NTSB case NYC89GA116

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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