ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187976
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 June 2016 |
| Time: | 14:34 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Ridge Sport Flight LLC |
| Registration: | N1594U |
| MSN: | 17267176 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Polk County, Tryon, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | 0A7 |
| 0A7 | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft was forced to land off airport due to a clogged fuel vent. The vacuum created in the tank kept the fuel from flowing freely to the engine.
Sources:
http://www.tryondailybulletin.com/2016/06/07/small-plane-lands-on-side-of-u-s-74-in-polk/
http://www.cbs17.com/news/plane-lands-on-nc-highway-after-pilot-accidentally-cuts-fuel-to-engine/1080797370
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:07-JUN-16,TRYON,N1594U]
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N1594U
http://www.blueridgesportflight.com/index.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2016 15:55 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Jun-2016 04:15 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2016 07:33 | smokiescfi | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2016 16:48 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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