7 fatal · CESSNA 425 · 1992-01-12 · LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX92FA090
Event ID
20001211X13998
Type
Accident
Date
1992-01-12
Location
LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
Coordinates
36.079162, -115.139968
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
7
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
7
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
425
Registration
N425BN
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: 1) THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING AND TO PROPERLY EVALUATE THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS PRIOR TO FLIGHT, AND 2) REPORTED UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, INCLUDING TURBULENCE, SNOW, RAIN, AND OBSCURATION AT FLIGHT ALTITUDES ALONG THE PILOT'S ROUTE OF FLIGHT.