ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365243
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1991 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna R172K |
| Owner/operator: | San Val Flying Service |
| Registration: | N736MR |
| MSN: | R1722638 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-360-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Clarita, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Havasu, AZ (KLHU) |
| Van Nuys, CA (KVNY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE PILOT LEFT VAN NUYS ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 24, 1991, ENROUTE TO LAKE HAVASU FOR THE WEEKEND. AT THE TIME THE PILOT ACCEPTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE FUEL LEVEL WAS SOMETHING LESS THAN FULL. AT LAKE HAVASU, THE PILOT LOADED 11.8 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE BY FAA PERSONNEL FROM THE VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE REVEALED THAT ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL WAS LEFT IN THE FUEL TANKS.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY PERFORM PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND TO ENSURE THAT AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY EXISTED FOR THE FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX91LA227
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 08:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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