Accident · 1989-04-20

NTSB case LAX89LA166 · WACO QCF · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-04-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: WACO QCF (N12428)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: WINDSTAR AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WINDSTAR AVIATION CORP

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY CORRECT THE SITUATION BEFORE THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED INTO SOFT TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case LAX89LA166

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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