Accident · 2017-09-11

NTSB case GAA17CA530 · CESSNA 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2017-09-11
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
CESSNA 172 (N54463)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
Inter-State Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
INTERSTATE AVIATION INC.

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to properly execute the go-around, which resulted in the airplane failing to maintain a climb, which resulted in collision with a tree.

Source: NTSB case GAA17CA530

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingPrivateNone79Class 3 (2015-12-17)670 in this make/model

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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