Accident · 1989-07-03

NTSB case MKC89LA149 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-07-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N49554)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: St Charles Flying Service Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ST CHARLES FLYING SERVICE

Probable cause

AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS IN FLARING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND COUNTERACTING THE EFFECTS OF THE CROSS-WIND ON THE DRIFTING AIRCRAFT.

Source: NTSB case MKC89LA149

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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