Accident · 1989-03-11

NTSB case MKC89LA077 · JENNINGS PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-03-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: JENNINGS PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (N81GJ)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ADEQUATELY PREFLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A FRONT COCKPIT SEAT CUSHION INTERFERING WITH THE RUDDER PEDALS AND BRAKES.

Source: NTSB case MKC89LA077

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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