Accident · 2006-06-08

NTSB case LAX06FA200 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-06-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N627PA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PAN AM INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Pan Am International Flight Academy

Probable cause

the failure of both the flight instructor and student pilot to regain control of the airplane in a timely manner during an intentional spin maneuver, resulting in a collision with terrain. A factor in the accident was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

Source: NTSB case LAX06FA200

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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