Accident · 1992-06-23

NTSB case NYC92LA126 · SCHWEIZER 1-26E · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-06-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: SCHWEIZER 1-26E (N2781H)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: AUGUSTA AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AUGUSTA AVIATION

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL WHILE ON APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE, AN IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH, AND THE GUSTY WINDS.

Source: NTSB case NYC92LA126

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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