Accident · 1991-09-15

NTSB case DEN91FA132 · CESSNA 172N · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-09-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (N4868F)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PEGASUS FLIGHT CENTER , INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PEGASUS FLIGHT CENTER

Probable cause

A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE: LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, AND INSUFFICIENT STANDARDS BY THE OPERATOR.

Source: NTSB case DEN91FA132

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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