NONE · MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35 · 1993-01-06 · NOME, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC93LA025
Event ID
20001211X11642
Type
Accident
Date
1993-01-06
Location
NOME, AK, USA
Coordinates
64.709098, -164.620086
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
MU-2B-35
Registration
N900YH
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
FUEL STARVATION DUE TO IMPROPER REFUELING PROCEDURES BY THE FBO PERSONNEL, INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, AND RESULTANT ICE IN THE FUEL, WHICH BLOCKED FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINES. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.