FAIRBANKS, AK, USA
N3059G
CHAMPION 7GCBC
THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS SON WERE RETURNING FROM A HUNTING TRIP WHEN THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN UNLIGHTED ROADWAY AND STRUCK A TELEPHONE WIRE OR SMALL POWERLINE DURING THE APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE ROAD, AND BOUNCED OFF THE ROADWAY AND INTO THE ADJOINING BRUSH. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD ELECTED TO DEVIATE AROUND AN AREA OF MARGINAL VFR WEATHER, AND USED A GREATER AMOUNT OF FUEL THAN ANTICIPATED. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ABOUT TWO MILES SHORT OF ITS INTENDED DESTINATION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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