HYAMPOM, CA, USA
N6430J
PIPER PA-28-180
THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS 25 MILES SHORT OF ITS INTENDED DESTINATION AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A RIVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT ACCORDING TO HIS CALCULATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE HAD A NO RESERVE ENDURANCE OF 6 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN A TOTAL OF 5 HOURS AND 16 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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