Accident · 1992-07-30

NTSB case ANC92LA117 · CESSNA A-185-F · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1992-07-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA A-185-F (N27532)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Wright Air Service, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WRIGHT AIR SERVICE, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMANDS IMPROPER PLANNING AND DECISION TO COMMENCE A TAKEOFF IN UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER CLIMB RATE, THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT MISREADING THE WIND INFORMATION.

Source: NTSB case ANC92LA117

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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