Accident · 1995-08-02
What the record says
- Event date
- 1995-08-02
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 206G (N4596U)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- RUSTS FLYING SERVICE INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- RUST'S FLYING SERVICE
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT (PROLONGED YAWING MANEUVER DURING STEP TAXI TURN), WHICH RESULTED IN UNCOVERING OF THE FUEL TANK OUTLETS AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION DURING TAKEOFF.
Source: NTSB case ANC95LA126Flight 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.