Accident · 1991-11-16

NTSB case CHI92LA029 · CESSNA 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
1991-11-16
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
CESSNA 172 (N73475)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
FREE SPIRIT AVIATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
FREE SPIRIT AVIATION

Probable cause

PROPER GLIDEPATH WAS NOT MAINTAINED RESULTING IN AN UNDERSHOOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS DARK NIGHT FLYING CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case CHI92LA029

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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