TAHLEQUAH, OK, USA
N1601S
PIPER PA-28-181
THE PLT STATED THE ACFT WAS IN FLT SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THREE HRS AFTER IT WAS REFUELED, BEFORE FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED. THE ACFT REPORTEDLY WAS LEANED DURING THE FLT. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FUEL SYSTEM LEAKS. REASON FOR THE FUEL EXHAUSTION IS UNDETERMINED AS THE ACFT HAS AN ENDURANCE OF APRX 4.8 HRS. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FLD, AT NIGHT, AND THE ACFT WAS INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID A DIRT BANK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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