How exactly does fog and low visibility lead helicopter accidents so often without mid-air collision and if they are not planning a landing?

Question

I can understand how low visibility will cause a crash during landing or take off. I can also understand how it could lead to collisions with tall structures like masts and trees. However, in many of these cases it doesn’t seem like they collided with anything. They seem to drop out of the sky “due to low visibility”.

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Answer 1

When everything is gray and there’s no horizon, which way is up? Kobe’s pilot did the same thing. Loss of situational awareness and your inner ear tricks you into not believing the instruments.