2 fatal · BELL 206B · 1995-01-15 · LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX95FA079
Event ID
20001207X02876
Type
Accident
Date
1995-01-15
Location
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.130802, -118.330741
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
BELL
Model
206B
Registration
N2209P
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S AND OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THEIR ESTABLISHED DISPATCH PROCEDURES, THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN INITIATING THE FLIGHT, AND THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS.