Accident · 1990-09-11

NTSB case DEN90FA184 · Morane-Saulnier MS760 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-09-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Morane-Saulnier MS760 (N23ST)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: STONEWALL TRANSPORT, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): STONEWALL TRANSPORT, INC.

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, PILOT FATIGUE, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN NIGHT FLYING OPERATION.

Source: NTSB case DEN90FA184

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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