Accident · 1994-08-22

NTSB case LAX94LA334 · CESSNA 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-08-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (N172ST)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SUPERSTITION AIR SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SUPERSTITION AIR SERVICE

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. FACTORS RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND THE CROSSWIND.

Source: NTSB case LAX94LA334

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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