Accident · 1991-04-05
What the record says
- Event date
- 1991-04-05
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- SUNRISE ULTRALIGHT SPITFIRE II (NUNREG)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- William C. Selby Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- WILLIAM NELSON
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED.
Source: NTSB case LAX91LA170Flight 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.