Accident · 1990-08-04

NTSB case CHI90FA214 · CESSNA 150L · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-08-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (N10094)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PIETSCH FLYING SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PIETSCH FLYING SERVICE

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING IN HILLY TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND THE SURROUNDING STEEPLY RISING TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case CHI90FA214

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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