Accident · 1996-08-22

NTSB case SEA96LA200 · Grumman-Schweizer G-164B · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1996-08-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N7501Q)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain control of the airplane after encountering a whirlwind during the landing.

Source: NTSB case SEA96LA200

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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