# NTSB Accident LAX94FA100
> **AEROSPATIALE AS-350D** · 1994-01-20 · LEBEC, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94FA100
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00634
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-01-20
- **Location:** LEBEC, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.859859, -118.869827
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** AS-350D
- **Registration:** N5795X
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.  FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHICH MASKED THE PRESENCE OF THE WIRES AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

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