EUBANK, KY, USA
N1324T
PIPER PA-28-140
THE PLT REPTD THAT HE WAS PLANNING A REFUEL STOP AT SHORT AIRPORT NEAR EUBANK, KY. SHORT IS A PRIVATE STRIP AND THE OWNER STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE FUEL AVAILABLE. THE PILOT REPTD THAT WHEN HE WAS ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AWAY, THE ENGINE 'QUIT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT'. THE PILOT FURTHER INDICATED THAT HE HAD 'RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE RIGHT TANK, SWITCHED TO THE LEFT AND HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO REGAIN POWER BEFORE LANDING IN THE FIELD'. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT TANK POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PASTURE AND SKIDDED INTO A POND. ACCORDING TO THE TIMES FURNISHED BY THE PILOT, HE HAD BEEN AIRBORNE 4 HOURS AND 10 MINUTES WHEN PWR WAS LOST.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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