Accident · 2022-12-15
What the record says
- Event date
- 2022-12-15
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY C90A (N13GZ)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Guardian Flight, LLC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- GUARDIAN FLIGHT LLC
Probable cause
Guardian Flight’s inadequate pilot training and performance tracking, which failed to identify and correct the pilot’s consistent lack of skill, and which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain his position inflight using secondary instruments to navigate when the airplane’s electronic attitude direction indicator failed, leading to his spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a visible horizon during dark night overwater conditions and the pilot’s failure to declare an emergency with air traffic control.
Source: NTSB case ANC23FA008Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Commercial | Airplane / Helicopter | 47 | Class 2 (2022-04-21) | 7,668 total · 615 in this make/model · 7,138 as PIC · 65 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.