Accident · 1995-06-16

NTSB case LAX95FA210 · Cessna P210N · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-06-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Cessna P210N (N333HF)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: WILLIAM D. HENDERSON Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WILLIAM D. HENDERSON — None Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

the pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions during dark nighttime over mountainous terrain; and his failure to maintain an adequate altitude to ensure terrain clearance. Thw weather and terrain were factors.

Source: NTSB case LAX95FA210

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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