Accident · 1991-06-01

NTSB case CHI91DTG01 · CESSNA 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-06-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (N5478K)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: FLIGHT TRAINING LTD. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLIGHT TRAINING, LTD.

Probable cause

SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEF, VRF FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

Source: NTSB case CHI91DTG01

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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