Accident · 1992-05-09

NTSB case ANC92FA069 · CESSNA 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-05-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (N73813)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ELMENDORF AERO CLUB Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USAF ELMENDORF AERO CLUB

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE CE-172 TO BECOME AWARE OF AND TO USE THE LISTED FREQUENCY FOR INTER AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS, AND THE REDUCED VISUAL ACUITY OF THE CE-172 AGAINST THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case ANC92FA069

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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