GOSHEN, IN, USA
N4029
LATTIMORE-DWYER BREEZY
PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ON A LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A SOYBEAN FIELD, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FAA INSPECTOR FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN EITHER TANK. PILOT/OWNER REMARKED IN HIS STATEMENT THAT THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN WELL WHEN FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE TANKS.
On July 29, 1994, about 1250 eastern standard time, a Lattimore- Dwyer Breezy, N4029, sustained substantial damage when it nosed- over during a forced landing near Goshen, Indiana. The private pilot was not injured, the single passenger aboard the airplane received minor injuries. The pilot reported a complete loss of engine power while in cruise flight. The personal local flight originated at the Zollinger Airstrip, Ligonier, Indiana, about 1100. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The Federal Aviation Administration Inspector who examined the airplane at the accident site reported there was no significant leakage from the fuel tanks and no fuel odor around the airplane. The pilot stated the engine started and ran well after putting fuel in the tank.
fuel exhaustion which resulted from the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the flight.
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