Accident · 1989-12-18

NTSB case CHI90LA046 · CESSNA 150M · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-12-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 150M (N704NP)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: VALLEY AVIATION LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): VALLEY AVIATION, INC.

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE A PLAN TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT AS NECESSARY. THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT, AS DID THE CFI'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT.

Source: NTSB case CHI90LA046

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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