AZLE, TX, USA
N704MF
CESSNA 150M
THE OPERATOR STATED THE NIGHT INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT DEPARTED WITH 8.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. ONE HOUR AND THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE AIRPLANE HIT A TREE DURING FLARE FOR A FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE STUDENT STATED THE FUEL GAGE INDICATED ONE FOURTH FULL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. AN FAA INSTRUCTOR SAID THERE WERE FUEL SYSTEM DISCONTINUITIES AND NO FUEL IN THE TANKS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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