Accident · 1991-05-12

NTSB case MIA91LA143 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-05-12
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N65619)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Central Flying Service, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CENTRAL FLYING SERVICE, INC.

Probable cause

POOR PLANNING DECISION BY THE STUDENT PILOT, IMPROPER FUEL CALCULATIONS, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS OWN PERSONAL ABILITY BY THE STUDENT PILOT.

Source: NTSB case MIA91LA143

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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