Accident · 2003-07-18

NTSB case MIA03LA144 · Cessna 172R · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-07-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172R (N864CP)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Phoenix East Aviation Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Phoenix East Aviation, Inc.

Probable cause

Failure of the student pilot of N864CP to judge the clearance between his airplane and the stationary N431ER while taxiing for takeoff which resulted in a ground collision.

Source: NTSB case MIA03LA144

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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