Accident · 1991-09-20

NTSB case LAX91LA400 · PIPER PA-24-250 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-09-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-24-250 (N6414P)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: RAAB, MARK L. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): RAAB, MARK L. — None Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL BEFORE DEPARTING ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH VEGETATION AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Source: NTSB case LAX91LA400

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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