NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX91LA313
Registry · N260AC
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOEING 737-800
Year of manufacture
2006
TCDS
A16WE · BOEING CO
Engine
CFM INTL CFM56-7B26
Seats / Engines
175 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20240319
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A27F00
Registrant of record
BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER REFUELING. THE FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER TO PUBLISH THE REFUELING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL, THE INADEQUATE FUEL SERVICING OF THE AIRCRAFT BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THE FAILURE OF BOTH ENGINES FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
Factual narrative
AFTER FILLING THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS WITH 52.1 GALLONS OF AVIAITON GAS THAT OVERFLOWED THE FILLER NECK, THE PILOT ASSUMED THE TANKS WERE FULL TO THEIR 156 GALLON CAPACITY, THAT SHOULD PROVIDE 5.2 HOURS OF OPERATION. AFTER OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT FOR 3.3 HOURS BOTH ENGINES FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE OCEAN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1991_LAX91LA313.txt.
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Contractor Report (CR)
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2015 · Conference paper
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2026 · Journal article (IJAAA)
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- NASA NTRS 2026 · Contractor Report (CR)
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