Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN86FA099

SILVER CITY, NM, USA

Aircraft #1

N9867F

CESSNA 401

Analysis

THE 2 COM RATED PLTS WERE RETURNING FROM A PART 135 FLT AT NIGHT. THE FUEL TANKS WERE INADVERTENTLY NOT SWITCHED FROM MAINS TO AUX. FUEL STARVATION OCCURRED WHEN ACFT WAS AT LOW ALTITUDE. INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE REMAINED TO RESTART THE ENGINES. ACFT IMPACTED GROUND. A POST ACCIDENT FIRE ERUPTED DESTROYING THE ACFT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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