Accident · 1997-12-24

NTSB case MIA98FA045 · Cessna 172M · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-12-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Cessna 172M (N12172)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Was loss of control of the airplane on initial climb after entering instrument flight conditions resulting in a turn opposite in direction from that given by ATC, and eventual collision with terrain.

Source: NTSB case MIA98FA045

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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