HILLSVILLE, PA, USA
N4609L
CESSNA 152
ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT ABOUT 2,000 FEET A.G.L., THE RENTED AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. THE PILOT SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD IN WHICH TO LAND. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED 7 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR; HOWEVER, THE CARB WAS EMPTY. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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