Accident · 1990-06-16

NTSB case BFO90LA056 · PIPER PA-28-161 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-06-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (N8167R)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: RAINBOW AVIATION, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): RAINBOW AVIATION

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S MISIDENTIFICATION OF A ROAD FOR THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE SUNGLARE AND THE PILOT'S UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPORT, AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

Source: NTSB case BFO90LA056

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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