Accident · 1997-04-12

NTSB case LAX97LA157 · de Havilland DHC-6-300 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-04-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N242CA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate en route fuel consumption calculations, which led to his failure to recognize a deteriorating fuel duration versus time-to-go situation in a more timely way.

Source: NTSB case LAX97LA157

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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