SERS · Cessna 172P · 1997-05-13 · MORRISTOWN, NJ, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC97LA090
Event ID
20001208X08000
Type
Accident
Date
1997-05-13
Location
MORRISTOWN, NJ, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172P
Registration
N65983
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision which allowed the student to solo at night with less than one hour of night instruction with a known inoperative landing and taxi light. A Factor was the student pilot's spatial disorientation which resulted in the loss of control.