Accident · 1990-01-05

NTSB case LAX90LA064 · CESSNA 185 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-01-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 185 (N9816X)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

PILOT'S IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION WHICH DIRECTLY LED TO HIS ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN AN EXCESSIVE TAILWIND AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE UNSUCCESSFUL ABORT.

Source: NTSB case LAX90LA064

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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