Accident · 2003-12-28
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-12-28
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Morgan S-17 (NONE)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Mickey Morgan Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Mickey Morgan
Probable cause
The uncertificated pilot's decision to perform a low altitude maneuver at an inadequate altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.
Source: NTSB case NYC04LA052Flight 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.