Aviation accident GAA18CA074

Name: aviation accident: CESSNA 172 near Bowie (2017-11-30)
Start: 2017-11-30
Location: Bowie, MD, USA

NONE · CESSNA 172 · 2017-11-30 · Bowie, MD, USA

Event

NTSB number: GAA18CA074
Event ID: 20171201X94959
Type: Accident
Date: 2017-11-30
Location: Bowie, MD, USA
Coordinates: 38.945556, -76.77333

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: 172
Registration: N474SP
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: NITE
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness during the approach to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction by the instrument panel during the approach.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown