Accident · 1996-05-07

NTSB case LAX96LA192 · Cessna 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-05-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172P (N5394K)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain flying speed and a proper glide path, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during a visual approach. An increased altitude illusion created by rising terrain under the final approach course was a factor.

Source: NTSB case LAX96LA192

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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