Accident · 1989-04-04

NTSB case LAX89LA147 · PIPER PA-31-350 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-04-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-31-350 (N59973)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Ameriflight, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERIFLIGHT

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TAXIWAY ALIGNMENT, WHEN HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION, WHILE TAXIING. THE LOCATION OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case LAX89LA147

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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