Accident · 1990-12-16

NTSB case MIA91LA045 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-12-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N67334)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT DUE TO HIS FAILURE TO PURCHASE FUEL BEFORE DEPARTURE RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INACCURATE FUEL GAUGES.

Source: NTSB case MIA91LA045

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.

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