Aug 28, 2014
Accident
Destroyed Las Cruces, NM
Injuries4 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 135
Probable Cause
The misfueling of the airplane with jet fuel instead of the required aviation fuel, and the resultant detonation and a total loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident were the line service technician's inadvertent misfueling of the airplane, the pilot's inadequate supervision of the fuel servicing, and the fixed-base operator's use of a small fuel nozzle on its jet fuel truck.
NTSB CEN14FA462