Accident · 2002-12-08
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-12-08
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161 (N2588Y)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Falcon Executive Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Falcon Executive Aviation
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to refuel the airplane resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Source: NTSB case LAX03LA047Flight 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.