Accident · 1998-05-17

NTSB case CHI98FA165 · Cessna 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-05-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Cessna 172 (N8919B)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate flying airspeed during the climbing left turn resulting in a stall condition. Contributing factors were the gusty, crosswind conditions, and the pilot's excessively tight turn maneuver during the initial climb.

Source: NTSB case CHI98FA165

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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