Accident · 1991-08-02

NTSB case NYC91FA196 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-08-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N6494Q)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Richmor Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): RICHMOR AVIATION INC.

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO ASSURE THAT THE PROPER ALTITUDE WAS MAINTAINED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE CFI'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION.

Source: NTSB case NYC91FA196

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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