Accident · 1991-10-02

NTSB case MIA92GA002 · CESSNA 172K · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 1991-10-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 172K (N758JN)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: CIVIL AIR PATROL Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CIVIL AIR PATROL, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER MANAGEMENT OF FUEL. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCING FUEL EXHAUSTION, FORCED LANDING, AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case MIA92GA002

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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