SERS · SIKORSKY S-76A · 1989-02-22 · WASHINGTON, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC89FA088
Event ID
20001213X27791
Type
Accident
Date
1989-02-22
Location
WASHINGTON, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.169338, -80.240066
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
SIKORSKY
Model
S-76A
Registration
N767SA
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INTO KNOWN WEATHER, THE ADVERSE WEATHER, AND TREES AT THE ACCIDENT SIGHT.