Accident · 1995-01-15

NTSB case CHI95LA068 · PIPER PA-28-181 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-01-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-181 (N39955)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: EAGLE AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): EAGLE AVIATION

Probable cause

The instructor's failure to maintain clearance with trees. Factors associated with the accident were the trees and the night lighting conditions.

Source: NTSB case CHI95LA068

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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