Accident · 2000-07-18

NTSB case LAX00LA270 · Piper PA-38-112 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-07-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-38-112 (N2400P)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Mazzei Flying Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MAZZEI FLYING SERVICE

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing to the runway, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid the fuel truck.

Source: NTSB case LAX00LA270

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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