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LAX90LA096

1990-02-16 · INYOKERN, California, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport IYK

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL WHICH LED TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Factual narrative

THE 22-HOUR STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION ON FINAL APPROACH TO HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT DURING THE LAST LEG OF HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_LAX90LA096.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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