6 fatal · BELL 205A-1 · 1990-02-07 · WRANGELL, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN90FA053
Event ID
20001212X22538
Type
Accident
Date
1990-02-07
Location
WRANGELL, AK, USA
Coordinates
56.409336, -131.610885
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
6
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
8
Aircraft
Make
BELL
Model
205A-1
Registration
CGNMJ
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: COMPANY INDUCED PRESSURE TO MAKE THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT'S DECISION TO INITIATE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, HIS OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITIES, AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.