Accident · 1991-07-22

NTSB case ATL91LA139 · CESSNA 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-07-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (N52433)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CIVIL AIR PATROL Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CIVIL AIR PATROL, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE CANYON. FACTOR(S) IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE MOUNTAINOUS, BOX CANYON CONDITIONS, THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, AND THE DOWNDRAFT CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case ATL91LA139

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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