Accident · 1991-03-16

NTSB case LAX91LA136 · CESSNA T207A · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1991-03-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA T207A (N75841)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: AIR NEVADA AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR NEVADA AIRLINES, INC

Probable cause

FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO FUEL SIPHONING IN FLIGHT FROM AN UNSECURED FILLER CAP. THE INACCURATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WAS ALSO CAUSAL IN THIS ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case LAX91LA136

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.

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