# NTSB Accident LAX97LA157
> **de Havilland DHC-6-300** · 1997-04-13 · HILO, HI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA157
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07753
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-13
- **Location:** HILO, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 19.690948, -155.080841
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-6-300
- **Registration:** N242CA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate en route fuel consumption calculations, which led to his failure to recognize a deteriorating fuel duration versus time-to-go situation in a more timely way.

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