Accident · 2005-02-03

NTSB case SEA05CA043 · Cessna 172N · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-02-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172N (N5204K)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Avcenter, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Avcenter, Inc.

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. A contributing factor was the deep snow beside the runway.

Source: NTSB case SEA05CA043

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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