SERS · CESSNA C-150 · 1993-10-23 · CYNTHIANA, KY, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC94LA013
Event ID
20001211X13639
Type
Accident
Date
1993-10-23
Location
CYNTHIANA, KY, USA
Coordinates
38.380672, -84.290214
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
C-150
Registration
N704US
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NBRT
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S ABRUPT CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON SHORT FINAL TO THE RUNWAY, WITH THE FLAPS RETRACTED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE TREES. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO GO FLYING WITHIN 8 HOURS OF CONSUMING ALCOHOL, AT NIGHT, WITH A PASSENGER.