10 fatal · Hawker Siddeley DH.125-1A/522 · 1991-03-16 · SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX91FA132
Event ID
20001212X16614
Type
Accident
Date
1991-03-16
Location
SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
10
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
10
Aircraft
Make
Hawker Siddeley
Model
DH.125-1A/522
Registration
N831LC
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND THE COPILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INSUFFICIENT TERRAIN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FLIGHT SERVICE SPECIALIST DURING THE PREFLIGHT BRIEFING AFTER THE PILOT INQUIRED ABOUT A LOW ALTITUDE DEPARTURE, DARKNESS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, BOTH PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, AND THE COPILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT.