Accident · 2007-03-09

NTSB case SEA07CA074 · Cessna 172N · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-03-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Cessna 172N (N4663D)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Westwind School of Aeronautics Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Westwind School of Aeronautics

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into terrain during landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's distracted attention due to the inaccurate flap indicator.

Source: NTSB case SEA07CA074

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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