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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The most recent example of this happening was when Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crashed.
In that case, the pilot was supposed to be flying under visual flight rules (required to be able to see where you’re going). The pilot was certified to fly instrument only, but was no longer proficient. He flew into the clouds, became disoriented, radioed into ATC that he was climbing but was actually banking and descending towards the hills.
It would seem like most instances where this has happened was due to pilot error.
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