Accident · 2018-06-03

NTSB case GAA18CA319 · CESSNA 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2018-06-03
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
CESSNA 172 (N786SA)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
Westwind School of Aeronautics Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Westwind School of Aeronautics

Probable cause

The biplane pilot’s failure to see and avoid the stopped airplane.

Source: NTSB case GAA18CA319

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
Flight instructor pilot flyingFlight instructor / CommercialAirplane29Class 1 (2015-02-04)1,006.7 total · 832.7 in this make/model · 876.9 as PIC · 236.1 last 90 days
Pilot pilot flyingPrivateAirplane28Class 1 (2016-12-12)206.6 total · 78.3 as PIC · 30.5 last 90 days
Pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot / Flight instructor / CommercialAirplane52Class 2 (2017-06-14)4,471 total · 76 in this make/model · 3,821 as PIC · 12 last 90 days

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

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