CRESSON, TX, USA
N6307G
CESSNA 150K
THE FLT DEPARTED WITH AN ESTIMATED 8 TO 9 GALLONS OF FUEL (AUTO GAS) ON BOARD WITH A DUAL STUDENT AND A FLT INSTRUCTOR. FORTY FIVE MINUTES OF TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING PRACTICE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ON THE SIXTH TAKEOFF AND ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENGINE QUIT AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON THE AIRPORT BUT NOT ON THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO MADE A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, ONLY ONE GALLON OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN EACH FUEL TANK. THE PILOT STATED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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