# Accident 19970723023649A: Dhav DHC6200, Sussex, NJ, July 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sussex, NJ
- Airport: Sussex Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2002° N, 74.6230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUSSEX (FWN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2002&lon=-74.6230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6200
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,599 total, 140 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970723023649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

POSITIONING AFTER CONVERSION TO A JUMP AIRCRAFT. BOTH ENGINES QUIT. FORCE LANDED. LOW FUEL LIGHT WIRE CORRODED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC97LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA151), Jul 23, 1997: de Havilland DHC-6-200 (N491AL), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper management of the fuel supply. A related factor was the inoperative low fuel quantity light for the rear tank.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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