Accident · 1990-04-18

NTSB case NYC90LA086 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-04-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N48259)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: STENSON AVIATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): STENSON AVIATION — None Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT PILOT BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY A STUDENT PILOT.

Source: NTSB case NYC90LA086

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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