ENDICOTT, NY, USA
N2456Y
CESSNA 172D
WHILE EN ROUTE FROM POUGHKEEPSIE TO UTICA, NY, THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND OBTAINED RADAR VECTORS. HE ELECTED TO LAND AT THE TRI-CITIES AIRPORT, ENDICOTT, NY WHEN THE PLANE WAS GETTING LOW ON FUEL. GUSTY WINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE APPROACH. THE APPROACH WAS TERMINATED, AND AS A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. FURTHER APPLICATION OF THE THROTTLE RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE AND CRASHED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AT LEAST 5 GAL OF FUEL WAS REMAINING. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED TO BOTH TANKS. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR AND THE LINE TO THE CARBURETOR. ALSO, THE CARBURETOR WAS INTACT AND ITS BOWL CONTAINED FUEL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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