Accident · 1993-09-25

NTSB case BFO93LA184 · CESSNA 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-09-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (N9841L)
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 SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A TAKEOFF. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF.

Source: NTSB case BFO93LA184

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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