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Aviation accident LAX06LA015

SERS · Hughes 369D · 2005-10-19 · Avalon, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX06LA015
Event ID
20051028X01753
Type
Accident
Date
2005-10-19
Location
Avalon, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.460277, -118.521385

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
Hughes
Model
369D
Registration
N268ST
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout and obstacle clearance altitude, which resulted in a collision with power lines. Factors in the accident were the position of the sun relative to the helicopter's flight path, which lessoned the visual acuity of the pilot, and, the pilot's intentional low altitude flight.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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