Accident · 1997-07-28

NTSB case SEA97FA178 · Cessna 172M · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-07-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Cessna 172M (N80222)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: NORTHWEST AIRCRAFT RENTAL INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NORTHWEST AIRCRAFT RENTAL

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in a steep turn and his concurrent failure to maintain adequate altitude, resulting in an accelerated stall at an altitude insufficient for recovery. Factors include the pilot's intentional low altitude flight and maneuvering in an ostentatious display, and the pilot's lack of total experience.

Source: NTSB case SEA97FA178

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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