Aviation accident CEN23LA350

Name: aviation accident: BELL 206 near Carthage (2023-08-06)
Start: 2023-08-06
Location: Carthage, IL, USA

NONE · BELL 206 · 2023-08-06 · Carthage, IL, USA

Event

NTSB number: CEN23LA350
Event ID: 20230807192809
Type: Accident
Date: 2023-08-06
Location: Carthage, IL, USA
Coordinates: 40.370691, -91.052192

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 3
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: BELL
Model: 206
Registration: N288AE
FAR Part: 135
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: NBRT
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

A collision with a fence during landing due to the crew’s reduced distance estimation and depth perception while using night vision goggles. Contributing to the accident was the low moon angle, which made viewing the fence more challenging.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown