No fatalities
15 Oct 2022: CESSNA 172P — Tennessee Flyers, Inc — Elizabethtown, KY
On 15 Oct 2022, a CESSNA 172P operated by Tennessee Flyers, Inc was involved in an aviation accident near Elizabethtown, KY. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's decision to continue the taxi without visual reference to the surface, due to his vision being impaired by darkness and glare, which resulted in the airplane’s departure from the paved surface and impact with a ditch. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue the taxi without visual reference to the surface, due to his vision being impaired by darkness and glare, which resulted in the airplane’s departure from the paved surface and impact with a ditch. Contributing was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the pilot.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
PilotEffect on personnelInstructor/check pilot