Accident · 1993-08-25
What the record says
- Event date
- 1993-08-25
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 402C (N206RH)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Air Sunshine, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- AIR SUNSHINE INC.
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE FUEL TANK FLOAT VALVES WHICH ALLOWED FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR AND SUBSEQUENT INDUCTION OF UNMETERED AIR INTO THE FUEL LINES.
Source: NTSB case MIA93FA183Flight 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.