Accident · 1993-07-24

NTSB case LAX93LA298 · CESSNA 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-07-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (N51409)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PACIFIC FLIGHT SERVICES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PACIFIC FLIGHT SERVICES

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY FAILING TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR THE ROTOR WASH TO DISSIPATE BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE APPROACH. THE WAKE TURBULENCE (ROTOR WASH) WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case LAX93LA298

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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