Aviation Accident Summary NYC83LA022

CLARION, PA, USA

Aircraft #1

N2649L

CESSNA 172H

Analysis

AFTER ENGINE QUIT PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT BUT CRASHED OFF AIRPORT IN A TURN COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. THE FUEL ABOARD WAS ONE GALLON IN LEFT TANK AND ABOUT TWO GALLONS IN RIGHT TANK. THE GAUGES INDICATED EMPTY FOR LEFT AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE EMPTY FOR RIGHT TANK.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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