1 fatal · Cox Thorpe T-18 · 2004-01-23 · Compton, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX04LA106
Event ID
20040203X00154
Type
Accident
Date
2004-01-23
Location
Compton, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.889999, -118.250556
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cox Thorpe
Model
T-18
Registration
N64EC
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
both pilots' failure to see and avoid one another that resulted in the airplane's encounter with downwash induced wake vortices from the helicopter, and the airplane pilot's subsequent loss of control.