Accident · 1998-06-26

NTSB case LAX98LA212 · North American NAVION · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-06-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: North American NAVION (N1400Z)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's improper reinstallation of the fuel selector valve handle, which led to the selection of the wrong fuel tank and fuel starvation.

Source: NTSB case LAX98LA212

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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