Accident · 1989-08-02
What the record says
- Event date
- 1989-08-02
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- SCHWEIZER G-164B (N7501Q)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- RICELAND FLYING SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- RICELAND FLYING SERVICE
Probable cause
PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA (TERRAIN). HIGH VEGETATION AND ROUGH TERRAIN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Source: NTSB case FTW89DRG04Flight 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.