Accident · 2007-10-07
What the record says
- Event date
- 2007-10-07
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 208B (N430A)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- KAPOWSIN AIR SPORTS LTD Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Kapowsin Air Sports Ltd
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's impaired physiological state due to hypoxia, the pilot's inadequate preflight weather evaluation, and his attempted flight into areas of known adverse weather. Also contributing were the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions that included clouds, turbulence, and dark night conditions.
Source: NTSB case LAX08MA007Flight 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.