Accident · 1991-08-26

NTSB case FTW91LA157 · CESSNA 172K · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-08-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172K (N7043G)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: HERBERT D. ZIEGENHORN Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HERBERT D. ZIEGENHORN

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA TO COMPUTE THE TAKEOFF DISTANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

Source: NTSB case FTW91LA157

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.

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