# NTSB Accident FTW01LA067
> **British Aerospace HS.125-700A** · 2001-02-03 · New Orleans, LA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW01LA067
- **Event ID:** 20010220X00471
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-02-03
- **Location:** New Orleans, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.01966, -90.01902
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** British Aerospace
- **Model:** HS.125-700A
- **Registration:** N190WC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot-in-command's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a flight with a blocked fuel tank vent.  A contributing factor was maintenance personnel's failure to remove the tape covering the fuel tank vent following a pressure test.

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