1 fatal · Hawker Aircraft Ltd. HUNTER T MK 8 · 1998-06-18 · MANCHESTER, NH, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC98FA129
Event ID
20001211X10396
Type
Accident
Date
1998-06-18
Location
MANCHESTER, NH, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Hawker Aircraft Ltd.
Model
HUNTER T MK 8
Registration
N745WT
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion, resulting from the pilot's reliance on an inaccurate fuel quantity indicating system. A factor in the pilot's death was his intentional delay of the ejection sequence in order to avoid people and property on the ground.