Accident · 2003-12-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-12-09
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 (N47413)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- MVP AERO ACADEMY, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- MVP Aero Academy
Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain clearance with powerlines during a VFR approach. Contributing factors were the prevailing dark night conditions,and the high winds.
Source: NTSB case FTW04FA037Flight 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.