Accident · 1994-01-23

NTSB case CHI94LA069 · PLUMMER SUPERCAT · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-01-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: PLUMMER SUPERCAT (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: JAMES PLUMMER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): JAMES PLUMMER

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. HIS INADEQUATE TRAINING WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case CHI94LA069

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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