AVON PARK, FL, USA
N6190N
CESSNA 210N
ABOUT 40 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT REPORTED HE WAS HAVING ENG PROBLEMS & REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST ARPT. HE WAS GIVEN A 215 DEG VECTOR TO AVON PARK ARPT, LOCATED ABOUT 11 MI SW. THE PLT STATED HE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. DURINGTHE APPROACH THE ACFT HIT TREE TOPS AT ABOUT 45 AGL & 700 FT NE OF THE APPROACH END OF RWY 4. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT'S FUEL SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE CALCULUTED TO HAVE AT LEAST 23 GALS OF FUEL REMAINING AT THE TIME THE FLT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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