Accident · 1995-05-18

NTSB case MIA95LA130 · CESSNA 172G · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-05-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172G (N3722L)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: AVIATION TRAINING ASSOCIATES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AVIATION TRAINING ASSOCIATES

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a forced landing resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power while descending due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's inaccurate fuel calculations for the flight.

Source: NTSB case MIA95LA130

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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