Accident · 1995-04-07

NTSB case SEA95LA076 · CESSNA 402B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1995-04-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 402B (N25BH)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Flight Line Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLIGHT LINE, INC.

Probable cause

FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO PERFORM ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING TAXI, AND THE GROUND CONTROLLER'S FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE POSITION OF THE PIPER PA-34 BEFORE ISSUING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DECREASED VISIBILITY DUE TO DARKNESS AND RAIN, PARTIAL FAILURE OF ATC EQUIPMENT DUE TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE, AND DIVERTED ATTENTION OF ATC PERSONNEL DUE TO THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF ATC EQUIPMENT.

Source: NTSB case SEA95LA076

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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