Accident · 1993-08-01

NTSB case SEA93LA168 · CESSNA A150L · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-08-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: CESSNA A150L (N5958J)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CIVIL AIR PATROL Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CIVIL AIR PATROL, INC

Probable cause

INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY BOTH PILOTS, RESULTING IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER'S AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE GRUMMAN 164B PILOT TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE UNICOM FREQUENCY.

Source: NTSB case SEA93LA168

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.

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