Accident · 1989-09-02

NTSB case LAX89LA299 · CESSNA 150M · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-09-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 150M (N6289K)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PARFLITE INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PARFLITE INC.

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE STUDENT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE AND IMPROPER TRAINING BY HER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

Source: NTSB case LAX89LA299

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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