1991 Vallejo helicopter crash

1991 Vallejo helicopter crash
Bell 206B Jetranger similar to accident aircraft
Accident
DateOctober 25, 1991
SummaryContinued flight into known adverse weather
SiteApproximately six miles west of Vallejo, California, United States
38°09′11″N 122°24′45″W / 38.15306°N 122.41250°W / 38.15306; -122.41250
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBell 206B
OperatorCorporate Mobility Inc.[1]
RegistrationN3456M[2]
Passengers2
Crew1
Fatalities3
Injuries0
Survivors0

On October 25, 1991, a Bell 206 carrying rock music concert promoter Bill Graham, his girlfriend Melissa Gold, and pilot Steve Kahn crashed into a transmission tower west of Vallejo, California, killing everyone on board.[3][4] The cause of the accident was determined to be the pilot's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ntsblayout was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "FAA Registry (N3456M)". Federal Aviation Administration.
  3. ^ a b "NTSB Identification: LAX92LA029". ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. April 27, 1993. LAX92LA029. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Lambert, Bruce (November 27, 1991). "Bill Graham, Rock Impresario, Dies at 60 in Crash". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 16, 2015.