Jul 8, 2012
Accident
Substantial Cantwell, AK
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 135
Probable Cause
The right seat passenger’s inadvertent contact with the emergency fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to provide a thorough preflight briefing to the passenger seated in the cockpit.
NTSB ANC12CA070