ORLANDO, FL, USA
N714SW
CESSNA 152
THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS ENROUTE TO SANFORD, FL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE THEN LANDED ON I-4, STRIKING A VAN WITH THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER. THE OPERATOR STATED THAT PRIOR TO REMOVING THE WINGS IN ORDER TO TRANSPORT THE ACFT BACK TO SANFORD, ALL THE REMAINING FUEL WAS DRAINED. THIS FUEL TOTALED APRX 1 1/4 GALLONS. ACCORDING TO THE CESSNA 152 OPERATING MANUAL, THE LONG RANGE FUEL TANK CAPACITY OF THIS ACFT IS 39 GALLONS WITH 1 1/2 GALLONS BEING UNUSEABLE FUEL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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