- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 25, 1991 |
Time: | 2156 |
Location: | Vallejo, California |
Operator: | Corporate Mobility Inc. - Private |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Concord, CA - Novato, CA |
AC Type: | Bell 206B helicopter |
Registration: | N3456M |
cn / ln: | 1391 |
Aboard: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The helicopter struck the top of a 223 foot high transmission tower, crashed and exploded in flames, 27 miles northwest of its departure point in high winds and heavy rain. The pilot's intentional flight into known adverse weather, continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and improper altitude. Rock promoter Bill Graham, 60, was killed. |
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