Accident · 1995-10-14

NTSB case MIA96LA006 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-10-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N33LU)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Phoenix East Aviation Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PHOENIX EAST AVIATION

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PERFORM FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, AND THE DECISION NOT TO REFUEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND THE PILOT- IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO OPERATE THE AIRPLANE WITH THE FUEL GAUGES INOPERATIVE.

Source: NTSB case MIA96LA006

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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