Accident · 2000-01-14

NTSB case LAX00LA075 · Piper PA-38-112 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2000-01-14
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
Piper PA-38-112 (N2572N)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's in-flight decision to not refuel the airplane at an en route stop as planned.

Source: NTSB case LAX00LA075

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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