Accident · 1991-07-20

NTSB case CHI91LA222 · CESSNA 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-07-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (N99515)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: American Flyers Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN FLYERS, INC.

Probable cause

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE CFI/PIC. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A GUSTY CROSS WIND AND AN AIRPORT FACILITY, VASI LIGHT.

Source: NTSB case CHI91LA222

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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