Accident · 2002-10-06

NTSB case DEN03LA003 · Cessna 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-10-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172P (N65312)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Aspen Flying Club Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Aspen Flying Club

Probable cause

the pilot misjudging the clearance between the airplane and a fixed object during taxi. Contributing factors were the pilot's attention being diverted and sunglare.

Source: NTSB case DEN03LA003

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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