Accident · 1999-03-06

NTSB case MIA99LA100 · Mooney 20G · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-03-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Mooney 20G (N3588X)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Gulf Coast Airways, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): GULF COAST AIRWAYS

Probable cause

the pilot's improper procedure by not placing the fuel selector on the tank with the most fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation and a off airport forced landing. Contributing factors in this accident were the pilot's inadequate pre-flight and in-flight planning.

Source: NTSB case MIA99LA100

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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