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Old 16th Mar 2015, 12:21
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barit1
 
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A light piston twin accident nearby, 30 years ago, was found to be fueled with Jet-A rather than 100LL.

Yes, pilot negligence, because he had signed the fuel receipt stating clearly "Jet-A".

And the lineboy had seen the "Turbo" logo on the nacelles (i.e. turbosupercharged) so he was confident he had selected the right fuel.

Neither the first nor last time, unfortunately.
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