Accident · 2004-05-15

NTSB case CHI04LA120 · Cessna 188B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-05-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Cessna 188B (N188SA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper fuel calculations. Contributing factors to the accident included the inaccurate fuel gage and the trees.

Source: NTSB case CHI04LA120

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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