Accident · 1994-08-13

NTSB case LAX94LA321 · CESSNA 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-08-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (N98909)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Sawyer Aviation LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SAWYER AVIATION

Probable cause

the pilot's misjudging the flare altitude and failing to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and hard landing. The pilot's lack of total time in the airplane is a factor in this accident.

Source: NTSB case LAX94LA321

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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