Accident · 1992-05-30

NTSB case LAX92LA248 · CESSNA 172L · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-05-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172L (N4163L)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Safford Aviation Service, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SAFFORD AVIATION SERVICE, INC.

Probable cause

THE AIRPLANE COLLIDING WITH ANIMALS WHICH RAN ON TO THE RUNWAY DURING THE PILOT'S TAKEOFF ROLL. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION AND AVOID THE ANIMALS.

Source: NTSB case LAX92LA248

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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