Accident · 1999-07-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 1999-07-03
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350 (N3528Y)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- SALMON AIR, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- SALMON AIR, INC.
Probable cause
Loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion because the pilot failed to refuel the airplane. A ditch in the landing area was a contributing factor in the accident.
Source: NTSB case SEA99LA100Flight 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.