Accident · 1991-07-24

NTSB case LAX91LA339 · AEROSPATIALE AS350B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1991-07-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: AEROSPATIALE AS350B (N766MP)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PAPILLON AIRWAYS, INC.

Probable cause

A NON-MECHANICAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING BY THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL LOW LEVEL INDICATION SYSTEM.

Source: NTSB case LAX91LA339

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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