Accident · 1997-07-11

NTSB case LAX97LA240 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-07-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N4594B)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to departure, and his failure to perform sufficient en route fuel consumption calculations during the cross-country flight.

Source: NTSB case LAX97LA240

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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