Accident · 1991-02-18
What the record says
- Event date
- 1991-02-18
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 172N (N5112K)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Golden Eagle Aircraft LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- GOLDEN EAGLE AIRCRAFT
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE WET MICROBURST. A FACTOR WAS HIS DISREGARD FOR THE FORECAST.
Source: NTSB case FTW91FA042Flight 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.