Accident · 1998-07-26

NTSB case FTW98LA335 · Cessna 172M · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-07-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172M (N5147N)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: FLIGHT TRAINING LTD. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLIGHT TRAINING, INC.

Probable cause

Flight at an altitude insufficient to clear terrain. Factors were the pilot's failure to reset or correct a precessing directional gyro, his becoming lost/disoriented, and dark night light conditions.

Source: NTSB case FTW98LA335

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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