Accident · 2003-07-31
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-07-31
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 (N29CF)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector valve to a nearly empty tank, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and subsequent emergency landing at an off-airport site. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, and his inadequate remedial action.
Source: NTSB case ANC03LA085Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.