Accident · 1992-11-23

NTSB case CHI93LA041 · AERO COMMANDER 500-B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1992-11-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: AERO COMMANDER 500-B (N777CM)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: DEWEY TOWNER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DEWEY TOWNER — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: CENTRAL AIR SOUTHWEST

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO DEPART IN KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE ICING CONDITIONS AND STRUCTURAL ICE WERE FACTORS.

Source: NTSB case CHI93LA041

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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