Accident · 1996-04-21

NTSB case CHI96LA140 · Cessna 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-04-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172 (N6542J)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: American Flyers Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN FLYERS

Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision, and his delay in taking remedial action to regain directional control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the student's improper flare for landing, improper recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane; and the proximity of a pole to the runway.

Source: NTSB case CHI96LA140

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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