Accident · 1991-04-06

NTSB case NYC91LA106 · CESSNA 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-04-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (N64182)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Inter-State Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): INTERSTATE AVIATION INC.

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PILOT, HIS LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE AND TOTAL TIME, AND THE CROSSWIND.

Source: NTSB case NYC91LA106

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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