Accident · 1996-11-20

NTSB case SEA97LA031 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-11-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N4713Q)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: WESTFLIGHT AVIATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WESTFLIGHT AVIATION

Probable cause

the student pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which allowed his aircraft to encounter wake turbulence from a Lear Jet, and/or the student allowed the aircraft to stall. The crosswind component from the quartering headwind was a possible factor.

Source: NTSB case SEA97LA031

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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