Accident · 1992-10-13

NTSB case FTW93LA012 · MOONEY M20J · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-10-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: MOONEY M20J (N201BL)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Abilene Aero Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ABILENE AERO INC

Probable cause

THE PILOT FUELED THE AIRCRAFT WITH JET FUEL INSTEAD OF AVAITION GASOLINE. FACTORS WERE THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case FTW93LA012

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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