Accident · 2018-02-19

NTSB case WPR18LA092 · CESSNA 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2018-02-19
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
CESSNA 172 (N7328F)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
STAR MARIANAS AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Star Marianas Air, Inc

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and inadequate in-flight fuel monitoring which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and an emergency landing and subsequent impact with a ditch.

Source: NTSB case WPR18LA092

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingCommercialAirplane25Class 1 (2017-10-20)776 total · 179 in this make/model · 697 as PIC · 248 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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