Accident · 1993-09-30

NTSB case SEA93FA214 · CESSNA 172N · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-09-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (N172LS)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: US NAVY Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. NAVY

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING SPEED (VS), AND HIS INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.

Source: NTSB case SEA93FA214

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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