SERS · Aerospatiale 355 · 1999-02-12 · TOLEDO, OH, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC99LA059
Event ID
20001205X00232
Type
Accident
Date
1999-02-12
Location
TOLEDO, OH, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Aerospatiale
Model
355
Registration
N355MF
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue the flight which resulted in inadvertent flight into IMC, and the subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of control. A factor in the accident was the inaccuracy of the weather forecast.