Accident · 1995-11-10

NTSB case LAX96LA043 · CESSNA 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-11-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (N55152)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Orange County Flight Center Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ORANGE COUNTY FLIGHT CENTER

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. The pilot's diverted attention while raising the flaps and pushing in the carburetor heat control was a factor in this accident.

Source: NTSB case LAX96LA043

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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