Accident · 2003-11-29

NTSB case LAX04LA054 · Cessna 172S · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-11-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172S (N518ER)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an en route altitude that did not provide adequate terrain clearance, and resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain. The rising terrain and the blind/box canyon were contributing factors.

Source: NTSB case LAX04LA054

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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