Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Coinjock, NC
36.342936°N, 75.952422°W |
Tail number | N39187 |
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Accident date | 26 Mar 1989 |
Aircraft type | Mbb BK-117-A-3 |
Additional details: | None |
FAILURE OF THE CELLULAR COMPANY TO PROPERLY INSTALL AN OPERATIONAL LIGHTING SYSTEM ON A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED TRANSMISSION TOWER. DARKNESS AND THE COMPANY'S FAILURE TO NOTIFY FLIGHT SERVICE OF THE UNLIGHTED TOWER WERE RELATED FACTORS.