Accident · 2000-01-30

NTSB case LAX00LA083 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-01-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N25573)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: GROUP 3 AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): GROUP 3 AVIATION

Probable cause

The pilot's misinterpretation of his VOR navigation indicator, which subsequently led to his becoming lost and disoriented while navigating to an alternate airport and resulted in fuel exhaustion. The pilot's failure to obtain either a preflight weather briefing or in-flight weather advisories was a factor.

Source: NTSB case LAX00LA083

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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