Accident · 1991-10-09

NTSB case FTW92LA006 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-10-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N5399B)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Abilene Aero Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ABILENE AERO, INC.

Probable cause

FUEL EXHAUSTION AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE FBO'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES.

Source: NTSB case FTW92LA006

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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