Accident · 1993-05-08
What the record says
- Event date
- 1993-05-08
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 172P (N63012)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- American Flyers Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- AMERICAN FLYERS
Probable cause
TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO LEAN THE FUEL/AIR MIXTURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WHICH INCREASED THE FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR THE FLIGHT.
Source: NTSB case MIA93LA118Flight 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.