Accident · 1992-04-11

NTSB case SEA92FA075 · CESSNA 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-04-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (N63078)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Wings of Denver Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WINGS OF DENVER FLYING CLUB

Probable cause

A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL INITIATED BY INADVERTENT CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY THE PASSENGER PILOT WHILE APPARENTLY ATTEMPTING TO QUELL A DISTURBANCE OF AN UNKNOWN NATURE. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT DID NOT, OR WAS UNABLE TO, MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE TO PREVENT A STALL/SPIN. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION.

Source: NTSB case SEA92FA075

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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