3 fatal · Agusta A109A · 2003-12-24 · Redwood Valley, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX04FA076
Event ID
20040108X00032
Type
Accident
Date
2003-12-24
Location
Redwood Valley, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.287498, -123.277496
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Agusta
Model
A109A
Registration
N25RX
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent in-flight encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and a collision with rising terrain while attempting to reverse course.