Accident · 2003-07-25

NTSB case MIA03LA149 · Piper PA-25-235 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-07-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-25-235 (N72AB)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: AERIAL BANNERS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Aerial Banners, Inc.

Probable cause

The pilot's improper preflight planning and failure to refuel before the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a forced landing and damage to the airplane during the landing.

Source: NTSB case MIA03LA149

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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