Accident · 1993-01-31

NTSB case LAX93LA109 · PIPER PA-31 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-01-31
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-31 (N16SC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: RICHARD L. STOCKTON Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): RICHARD L. STOCKTON — None Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH WHILE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS WHICH MAY HAVE AFFECTED THE PILOT'S PERCEPTUAL AWARENESS OF THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT AND THE CUES FOR A PROPER VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE GUIDANCE.

Source: NTSB case LAX93LA109

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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