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Aviation accident GAA17CA032

NONE · SMITH AEROSTAR601 · 2016-10-20 · Carrollton, GA, USA

Event

NTSB number
GAA17CA032
Event ID
20161020X70606
Type
Accident
Date
2016-10-20
Location
Carrollton, GA, USA
Coordinates
33.565555, -85.053054

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
SMITH
Model
AEROSTAR601
Registration
N601UK
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to verify the usable fuel in the fuel tanks, which resulted in an inaccurate fuel totalizer setting during preflight, fuel exhaustion, and a total loss of engine power.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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