Accident · 1990-09-09

NTSB case SEA90LA177 · CESSNA 172M · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-09-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (N9895V)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Sunrise Aviation, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SUNRISE AVIATION

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF A NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND A NOSE-OVER AFTER AN EXCURSION FROM THE RUNWAY.

Source: NTSB case SEA90LA177

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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