Accident · 2003-06-06

NTSB case CHI03FA149 · Cessna 172S · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-06-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Cessna 172S (N975SP)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The improper short/soft field landing procedure by the pilot and his lack of recent experience in type of operation. Contributing factors were the short/soft field runway, the trees and his delay in aborting the takeoff.

Source: NTSB case CHI03FA149

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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