19860727044049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 1083 · Chugiak, AK · July 27, 1986

Date
July 27, 1986 · 21:49 local
Place
Chugiak, AK
Airport
Beach Lake
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N75092
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86FA115
Reported as
Univar 1083
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4165B3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,033 total29 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to verify fuel quantity before flight. Indicator malfunction led to fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO VERIFY FUEL QUANTITY BEFORE FLIGHT. INDICATOR MALFUNCTION LED TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.