Accident · 2001-10-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 2001-10-03
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N (N733SW)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- West Isle Air, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- West Isle Air, Inc.
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a low altitude turn, resulting in a stall. The pilot exceeding the aircraft's maximum gross takeoff weight was a factor.
Source: NTSB case SEA02FA002Flight 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.