Accident · 2007-01-12

NTSB case LAX07MA069 · Cessna 525 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-01-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Cessna 525 (N77215)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Sunquest Executive Air Charter Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Sunquest Executive Air Charter

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the initial climb resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident were the second pilots inadequate preflight, failure to properly secure the front baggage door, and the front left baggage door opening in flight, which likely distracted the first pilot.

Source: NTSB case LAX07MA069

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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