Accident · 1989-10-20

NTSB case MKC90LA011 · CESSNA 172Q · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-10-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172Q (N96299)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: DISNEY, MERRY L Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DISNEY, MERRY L

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN THE FLIGHT AND INSURE THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO MONITOR THE FUEL LEVEL DURING THE FLIGHT.

Source: NTSB case MKC90LA011

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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