Accident · 2000-04-28

NTSB case LAX00FA178 · Cessna 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-04-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Cessna 172P (N216PB)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PACIFIC FLIGHT SERVICES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PACIFIC FLIGHT SERVICES

Probable cause

The pilot's encounter with a wind shear at low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control and a stall/spin. Factors in the accident were the high density altitude and the pilot's lack of experience and training in high density altitude operations. The pilot's decision to takeoff downwind, while reasonable given the nature of the obstacles and terrain on the other runways, set up a situation where decreased safety margins existed and is considered a factor.

Source: NTSB case LAX00FA178

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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