Accident · 1989-07-10

NTSB case ANC89FA119 · CESSNA 207 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1989-07-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 207 (N91052)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: LARRY'S FLYING SERVICE, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): LARRY'S FLYING SERVICE

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY, TURBULENCE, TAILWIND, TERRAIN CONDITIONS, AND TREES (WILLOWS) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

Source: NTSB case ANC89FA119

Flight 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.

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