Accident · 1996-09-16

NTSB case IAD96FA147 · Short Brothers SC7 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1996-09-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Short Brothers SC7 (N10DA)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: NORTH STAR AIR CARGO INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NORTH STAR AIR CARGO, INC

Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue to his destination when known en route delays were encountered which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

Source: NTSB case IAD96FA147

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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