Accident · 2005-09-25

NTSB case LAX05LA318 · Piper PA-28-140 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-09-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 (N5031T)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Kwang H. Seo Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Kwang H. Seo

Probable cause

controlled flight into mountainous terrain due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and his inadequate in-flight decisions, which created a low fuel state emergency situation that led directly to the CFIT during flight assist efforts by controllers.

Source: NTSB case LAX05LA318

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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