Accident · 1994-02-13

NTSB case CHI94LA084 · PIPER PA-38-112 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-02-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-38-112 (N23797)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: THUNDERBIRD AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): THUNDERBIRD AVIATION

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND REMAINING BELOW A PROPER GLIDE PATH DURING FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPEREINCE WAS A FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case CHI94LA084

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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