Accident · 1991-07-07

NTSB case DEN91FA097 · PIPER PA-28-161 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-07-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (N8256R)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Nassau Flyers, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NASSAU FLYERS, INC.

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A TAIL WIND, THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY LEAN THE MIXTURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY.

Source: NTSB case DEN91FA097

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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