Accident · 1989-05-01

NTSB case NYC89LA128 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-05-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N45981)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Valley Air Service, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): VALLEY AIR SERVICE,INC

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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