NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA92LA056
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Probable cause & findings
IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTOR POSITION OF BOTH ENGINES RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. ALSO, FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF POWER FROM BOTH ENGINES.
Factual narrative
DURING CRUISE FLT TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE ARPT, THE RT ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PLT DID NOT FEATHER THE PROPELLER NOR SECURE THE ENG. HE WAS ADVISED OF A NEARBY ARPT & DIVERTED TO LAND THERE BUT THE LT ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. DURING THE DESCENT THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE & POWER LINE POLE. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DID NOT REPOSITION THE FUEL SELECTORS AFTER EACH ENG QUIT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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