Accident · 1991-12-23

NTSB case CHI92LA042 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-12-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N757YK)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: FLIGHT TRAINING LTD. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLIGHT TRAINING, LTD

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INTERPRETATION OF INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST, AND THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION(S). FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE CONFUSING COMMUNICATIONS BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST, AND THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE BY THE PILOT IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.

Source: NTSB case CHI92LA042

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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