NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA91LA199
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO CALCULATE AIRCRAFT FUEL COMSUMPTION AND THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT, HIS LACK OF QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE, AND HIS DISORIENTATION DURING THE FLIGHT.
Factual narrative
THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED ON A X-COUNTRY FLT WHEN HE FLEW OFF HIS AVAILABLE MAPS. HE DID NOT CALCULATE FUEL CONSUMPTION, BELIEVED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A PUBLIC ROAD. THE ACFT STRUCK A SIGN ON LANDING ROLL, SWERVED RIGHT AND IMPACTED A GUARD RAIL. ABOUT 9 GALS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE 26 GALS CAPACITY FUEL TANKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE STU PILOT DID NOT HAVE A REQUIRED INSTR ENDORSEMENT FOR THE FLT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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