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Aviation accident NYC89GA116
2 fatal · BELL 206B · 1989-04-12 · AIRVILLE, PA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
NYC89GA116- Event ID
20001213X28180- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1989-04-12
- Location
- AIRVILLE, PA, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.819942, -76.390457
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- BELL
- Model
- 206B
- Registration
- N157P
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SEE AND AVOID THE UNMARKED POWER LINES STRETCHED ACROSS THE RIVER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF VISUAL CLUES.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown