Accident · 1989-10-04

NTSB case NYC90LA004 · CHAMPION 7ECA · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-10-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CHAMPION 7ECA (N123DA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

THE RIGHT FUEL VENT BECAME CLOGGED ALLOWING THE LEFT FUEL TANK TO BECOME EXHAUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE FUEL SUPPLY IN EACH TANK.

Source: NTSB case NYC90LA004

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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