ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375984
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 October 1985 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Lease, Inc. |
| Registration: | N68741 |
| MSN: | 15282350 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenville, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Detroit, MI (Y47) |
| Greenville, MI (6D6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION TEN MILES NORTH OF HIS DESTINATION. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE PROP AND LEFT WING WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN HE RAN OUT OF FUEL THE RIGHT FUEL GUAGE READ BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/3 FULL. HE LATER TESTED THE GUAGES AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT GUAGE SHOWED 1/4 MORE FUEL THAN THE LEFT GUAGE WHEN THE ACFT WAS SITTING IN A LEVEL POSITION ON THE GROUND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI86LA113
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 1992 | N68741 | Oakland Southwest Aviation | 0 | Houghton Lake, MI | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 11:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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