Accident · 1997-05-20

NTSB case ATL97LA073 · Capstaff CHALLENGER II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-05-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Capstaff CHALLENGER II (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to his failure to maintain clearance from obstacles.

Source: NTSB case ATL97LA073

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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