Accident · 2006-05-17

NTSB case SEA06CA099 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-05-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N69183)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Skinner Aviation Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Skinner Aviation, Inc

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. Soft terrain was a contributing factor.

Source: NTSB case SEA06CA099

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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