Accident · 1991-08-20

NTSB case SEA91LA215 · CESSNA 172N · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-08-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (N738ET)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: MORCOM AVIATION SERVICES, INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MORCOM AVIATION SERVICES, INC.

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE TAXIWAY MARKER'S LACK OF FRANGIBILITY DUE TO ITS CONSTRUCTION.

Source: NTSB case SEA91LA215

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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