Accident · 2003-01-17

NTSB case LAX03LA083 · Beech 76 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-01-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Beech 76 (N5400M)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB

Probable cause

failure of the CFI to ensure that the pilot under instruction adequately understood the engine out procedure during the preflight planning phase of the flight; failure of the pilot under instruction to obtain/maintain directional control; and the inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action of the CFI during the engine out procedure. The pilot under instruction's misunderstanding of the engine out procedure was a factor in the accident.

Source: NTSB case LAX03LA083

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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