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Aerospatiale AS350 crash near Starbuck, Washington, United States

unknown2016-10-28
Summary

A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s reliance on the fuel gauge that was displaying an incorrect fuel amount due to the separation of the fuel transmitter float pin guide from the float.

Incident details
Date
2016-10-28
Location
Starbuck, Washington, United States
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
46.5883, -118.1231
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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