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| Date: | Monday 13 February 1989 |
| Time: | 22:17 |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | US Jet dba Flight for Life |
| Registration: | N7025L |
| MSN: | 7025 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1254 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LTS-101650B-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tyler, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburg, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Contacted 70ft high tension power cable at night in IMC and deteriorating weather and crashed.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE THE PUBLISHED INADVERTENT IMC PROCEDURES WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X27720&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Feb-2009 10:18 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Jul-2010 12:37 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 20-Aug-2010 02:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-Nov-2012 03:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2016 19:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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