Accident · 1993-10-07

NTSB case LAX94FA007 · CESSNA 172N · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-10-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (N5365D)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: AEROVISION, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AEROVISION, INC.

Probable cause

the pilot's decision to continue VFR at an improper altitude into mountainous terrain at night and the inadvertent encounter with clouds along the route. Self-induced pressure due to a low fuel state contributed to the accident.

Source: NTSB case LAX94FA007

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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