Accident · 2007-07-15

NTSB case SEA07CA221 · Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-07-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 (N6561B)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Mountain Bird, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Mountain Bird, Inc. — Operator Does Business As: Salmon Air

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to verify that the airplane was refueled, which resulted in a loss of engine power from both engines due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Source: NTSB case SEA07CA221

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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