Accident · 1989-08-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 1989-08-03
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-18 (N679RK)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- 40 Mile Air, Ltd. Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION CONCERNING FUEL MANAGEMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: PROBABLE WATER IN THE FUEL, INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR AN ENGINE RESTART, AND THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB case ANC89LA132Flight 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.