Accident · 1990-01-08

NTSB case CHI90LA060 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-01-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N6141Q)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Skyways LTD Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKYWAYS, INC.

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE DITCH.

Source: NTSB case CHI90LA060

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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