Accident · 1994-04-11

NTSB case LAX94LA186 · CESSNA 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-04-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (N54006)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: EL AERO SERVICES LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): EL AERO SERVICES, INC.

Probable cause

the student pilot's improper use of the throttle and flap controls during a bounced landing recovery, and, his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which led to an inadvertent stall/spin.

Source: NTSB case LAX94LA186

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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