1 fatal · Vickers MK XVI · 1998-06-03 · BLUE CANYON, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX98LA180
Event ID
20001211X10344
Type
Accident
Date
1998-06-03
Location
BLUE CANYON, CA, USA
Coordinates
38.91933, -121.070053
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Vickers
Model
MK XVI
Registration
N382RW
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance and his VFR flight into instrument meteorological condition. Mountainous terran and obscurations are contributing factos. inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions in mountainous terrain.