Accident · 1996-08-10

NTSB case LAX96LA304 · Cessna 172N · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-08-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172N (N42ES)
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 misjudged glide path and delayed remedial action by not promptly initiating a go-around. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience flying the airplane.

Source: NTSB case LAX96LA304

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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