Accident · 1991-11-26

NTSB case CHI92FA035 · CESSNA 172RG · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-11-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 172RG (N9589B)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: WRIGHT AERO INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WRIGHT AERO, INC.

Probable cause

PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE HAD SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE; VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC, DISREGARDING HAZARDOUS WEATHER ADVISORIES, PERFORMING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND OVERCONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

Source: NTSB case CHI92FA035

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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