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Aviation accident NYC01LA070
1 fatal · Whittman Tailwind DN-1 · 2001-01-22 · Grafton, WV, USA
Event
- NTSB number
NYC01LA070- Event ID
20010207X00415- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2001-01-22
- Location
- Grafton, WV, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.340557, -80.014442
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Whittman Tailwind
- Model
- DN-1
- Registration
- N911N
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown