Incident report
Helicopter crash near San Pedro, California, United States
fatal2016-02-053 fatalities
Summary
The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid each other as they converged nearly head-on, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the effect of sun glare on the other pilot.
Incident details
Date
2016-02-05
Location
San Pedro, California, United States
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
3
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL β33.7853, -118.4236
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities3
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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