Accident · 2004-11-14

NTSB case DEN05LA023 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-11-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N48943)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: AIR WEST FLIGHT CENTER, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR WEST FLIGHT CENTER INC

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his intentional VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

Source: NTSB case DEN05LA023

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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