Accident · 1989-11-06

NTSB case MKC90LA022 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-11-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N6449M)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: GUETZLAFF,ROBERT W. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): GUETZLAFF,ROBERT W.

Probable cause

THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTATED AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT THE WRONG AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION, AND THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION.

Source: NTSB case MKC90LA022

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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