Accident · 1993-03-29

NTSB case LAX93FA165 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-03-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N89174)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB

Probable cause

AN INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH RAIN AND ICING CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT INCLUDED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CONSISTING OF RAIN, ICING, AND DARKNESS, AND THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITIES TO DEAL WITH THE ENCOUNTERED WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case LAX93FA165

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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