Accident · 1991-09-13

NTSB case LAX91LA396 · CESSNA 172N · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-09-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (N251ER)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIV

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE DARK, NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION AND TO THE PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF NIGHTTIME TAKEOFF OPERATION.

Source: NTSB case LAX91LA396

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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