ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385937
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| Date: | Sunday 6 May 2001 |
| Time: | 15:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F |
| Owner/operator: | 908 Flying Club |
| Registration: | N8664U |
| MSN: | 17252567 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6247 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Pierce, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Key West International Airport, FL (EYW/KEYW) |
| Fort Pierce, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot added 10 gallons of fuel at Key West. He was told that the airplane burned 8 gallons of fuel per hour by senior members of his flying club. After 2 hours 40 minutes of flight the engine quit. He executed an emergency landing on a road and clipped a street sign with the wing. The airplane then went into a ditch, about 3 miles south of his intended landing airport. No fuel was found in the airplane's fuel tanks and no leaks were found. The pilot reported that he had a total 106 flight hours in all aircraft, and 48.8 hours in this make and model aircraft.
Probable Cause: a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion which resulted in a forced landing, and subsequent impact with a sign and a ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA139
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 09:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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