SERS · JACANIN GREAT LAKES · 1992-06-04 · GILA BEND, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX92LA234
Event ID
20001211X14898
Type
Accident
Date
1992-06-04
Location
GILA BEND, AZ, USA
Coordinates
32.98925, -112.899971
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
JACANIN
Model
GREAT LAKES
Registration
N4045
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY POSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE FULL 'ON' SETTING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND THE LOCATION OF THE TEMPORARY RADIO INSTALLATION WHICH LIMITED THE PILOT'S VIEW OF THE SELECTOR VALVE.