Accident · 1989-09-23

NTSB case LAX89LA325 · CESSNA 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-09-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (N252ER)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): EMBRY RIDDLE AERO. UNIV.

Probable cause

THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE WINGTIP AND THE BLAST DEFLECTOR SHIELD. THE PROXIMITY OF THE SHIELD WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case LAX89LA325

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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