Accident · 1997-01-23

NTSB case FTW97LA088 · Beech B90 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-01-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Beech B90 (N76GM)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Mile Hi Skydiving Center, Inc., Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MILE-HI SKYDIVING CENTER, INC.

Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to refuel the airplane, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's reference to similar but different aircraft performance charts, and the operator's failure to provide the pilot with the proper performance charts.

Source: NTSB case FTW97LA088

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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