19990511040819A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T188C · Death Valley, CA · May 11, 1999

Date: May 11, 1999 · 17:30 local
Place: Death Valley, CA
Airport: Stovepipe Wells Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9603J
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX99LA182
Reported as: Cessna T188C
Fatal injuries: 0

N9603JRegistration cancelled Mar 11, 2004 · Cessna T188CS/N T18803826T Airframe modelCessna T188C

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What happened

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(-23) Cessna N9603J, lost power due to full depletion. A/c then crash landed upon sand dunes located approx. one mile NE of Stovepipe Wells Airport within Death Valley national park. Unable to complete pilot information blocks as pilot refuses to return phone calls to this inspector.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CESSNA N9603J, LOST POWER DUE TO FULL DEPLETION. A/C THEN CRASH LANDED UPON SAND DUNES LOCATED APPROX. ONE MILE NE OF STOVEPIPE WELLS AIRPORT WITHIN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. UNABLE TO COMPLETE PILOT INFORMATION BLOCKS AS PILOT REFUSES TO RETURN PHONE CALLS TO THIS INSPECTOR.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX99LA182Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStovepipe Wells, CAfuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot becoming lost and disoriented on a cross-country flight.May 11, 1999 · Substantial damage