Accident · 1998-10-18
What the record says
- Event date
- 1998-10-18
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 (N5550L)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the airplane's wing and a parked fuel truck.
Source: NTSB case LAX99LA017Flight 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.