Accident · 1989-01-01

NTSB case NYC89LA060 · CESSNA 170A · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-01-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 170A (N1432D)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: DOUGLAS KING Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DOUGLAS KING

Probable cause

INACCURATE INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS BY THE PILOT WHO INADVERTENTLY FLEW HIS AIRCRAFT FROM VFR INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHILE MAKING A DESCENT AT NIGHT.

Source: NTSB case NYC89LA060

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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