Accident · 1992-05-20

NTSB case BFO92LA070 · PIPER PA-28-161 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-05-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (N2950K)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Beverly Flight Center Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): BEVERLY FLIGHT CENTER

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A DARK NIGHT AND THE LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

Source: NTSB case BFO92LA070

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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