Accident · 1990-09-22

NTSB case CHI90LA269 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-09-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N24296)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Bluffton Flying Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): BLUFFTON FLYING SERVICE

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT SPEED FOR FLIGHT. THE PILOTS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND THE CROSSWINDS THAT WERE PRESENT DURING THE APPROACH AND THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case CHI90LA269

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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