Cessna 401 crash, Aug 1, 1991 (1 killed), Rutherfordton
Cessna 401 accident on August 1, 1991 near Rutherfordton, North Carolina, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight led to...
- Date: August 1, 1991
- Aircraft: Cessna 401
- Location: Rutherfordton, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight led to fuel exhaustion. His unfamiliarity with the aircraft fuel system was a related factor.
A Cessna 401 departed Rutherfordton on the pilot's second attempt, having not refuelled after the first. About four miles north of Monroe, North Carolina, the right engine sputtered and the aircraft crashed into woods, where the fuel system was found empty. The sole pilot was killed.