Probable Cause: The pilot’s inattention to refueling during turn-around operations which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
NTSB Accidents
Gulfstream Collides With Cessna 172 While Taxiing
Probable Cause: The Gulfstream pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the Cessna while taxiing that resulted in a ground collision.
Fuel-Oil Contamination Leads to Cessna 172 Engine Power Loss
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to fuel-oil contamination of the fuel injection servo.
Taylorcraft Crash Caused by Loose Magneto
Probable Cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a loose magneto and subsequent impact with terrain.
First Flight After Engine Rebuild Ends in Crash
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
Fatigue Fracture Results in Loss of Engine Power
Probable Cause: The fatigue fracture of the No. 6 piston connecting rod, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
Parachutist Collides With Departing Cessna 172
Probable Cause: The parachutist’s failure to control his canopy which resulted in a downwind landing, an overshoot of the drop zone, and collision with a departing airplane.
Slat Retraction Leads to SuperStol Crash
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.
Passenger Seriously Injured When Fuel Exhaustion Leads To Crash
Probable Cause: The pilots’ improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.










