Accident · 1993-12-30

NTSB case MIA94LA042 · CESSNA 150F · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-12-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 150F (N8532G)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: MICRO AVIATION INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MICRO AVIATION INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AFTER BECOMING TEMPORARILY LOST, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DISPATCH OF THE STUDENT ON THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT BY THE CFI WITH AN ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME OF 22 MINUTES AFTER THE OFFICIAL SUNSET. ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE BY THE PILOT.

Source: NTSB case MIA94LA042

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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