- Date
- July 10, 1989, 17:45 local (Jul 11, 1989, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- 44 Nw Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N91052Cessna 207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890710021549A
- Case key
- 5116
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Probable cause
Improper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel starvation. Factors related to the accident were: inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, inadequate fuel supply, turbulence, tailwind, terrain conditions, and trees (willows) in the emergency landing area.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt rprtd that before reaching his destn, the eng lost power over wooded mountainous terrain. He turned the acft back to land downwind on a sandbar, but overshot & touched down in willows. He stated that earlier, he had fully svcd the plane & flown it 1 hr. He calculated there was 4 hrs of fuel remaining & the flt should have taken only 2 hrs & 40 min. Draining of the fuel tanks after the acdnt revealed there was 5 gal in the left wing tank & less than 1 pint in the rgt tank. According to the flt manual, this left only 1.5 gal of usable fuel. The plt rprtd there was light turbc during the flt. Calculations revealed the acft needed an adnl 5.4 gal of fuel to complete the flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91052
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700039
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Larry'S Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Larry'S Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FYU · Fort Yukon, AK
- Destination
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,315 total · 81 in this make and model · 81 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.