Accident · 1992-11-13

NTSB case CHI93FA029 · CESSNA 150L · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-11-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (N11199)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: THOMAS F AND ROBERT H BENTLEY Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): THOMAS F AND ROBERT H BENTLEY

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT DUE TO ALCOHOL, AND THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION.

Source: NTSB case CHI93FA029

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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