Accident · 1991-06-15

NTSB case LAX91LA263 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-06-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N49627)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SUPERSTITION AIR SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SUPERSTITION AIR SERVICE

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO CORRECTLY CONFIGURE THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

Source: NTSB case LAX91LA263

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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