Accident · 2002-07-25

NTSB case LAX02LA237 · Cessna 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-07-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172P (N5268K)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the dark night conditions.

Source: NTSB case LAX02LA237

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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