Accident · 1990-11-01

NTSB case LAX91LA021 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-11-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N757PZ)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Sawyer Aviation LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SAWYER AVIATION

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO ENSURE THAT AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WAS MAINTAINED DURING THE FINAL APPROACH FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS; TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT; AND TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN.

Source: NTSB case LAX91LA021

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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