Accident · 1991-03-01

NTSB case NYC91LA081 · CESSNA 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-03-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (N97313)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CIVIL AIR PATROL Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CIVIL AIR PATROL

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING LANDING, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH A TREE.

Source: NTSB case NYC91LA081

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.

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