Accident · 2004-09-17

NTSB case ATL04CA188 · Cessna 172L · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-09-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Cessna 172L (N986AC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Wright Flight, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Wright Flight, Inc.

Probable cause

An in-flight encounter with a downdraft on final approach, which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane and subsequent collision with the ground.

Source: NTSB case ATL04CA188

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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