Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL85LA229

ORCHARD HILL, GA, USA

Aircraft #1

N5773G

CESSNA 150K

Analysis

THE ACFT SUFFERED A LOSS OF PWR DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PLT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FLD. DURING LANDING ROLL THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AT THE END OF THE FLD. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED ONE GALLON OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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