ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376099
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 October 1985 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Farrington Aviation |
| Registration: | N714BZ |
| MSN: | 15079062 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Livingston, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Paducah, KY (KY29) |
| Greeneville, TN (KGCY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN RUGGED TREE COVERED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE ON A X-COUNTRY FLT. THE PLT DECAME LOST NEAR LIVINGSTON, TN, AND CONTACTED THE CROSSVILLE AND LONDON FSS FOR ASSISTANCE.THE ACFT WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF THE LIVINGSTON VOR, HOWEVER, THE PLT DID NOT FOLLOW THE HEADINGS ISSUED FOR A DF STEER TO THE ARPT. THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE APRX 10 MILES NORTH OF THE LIVINGSTON ARPT. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO FUEL PRESENT IN THE CARB OR FUEL LINES. THE TWO WING FUEL TANKS CONTAINED A TOTAL OF 3.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE ACFT HAS A FUEL CAPACITY OF 26 GALLONS OF WHICH 3.5 GALLONS ARE UNUSABLE FUEL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL86LLT01
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 12:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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