MEDFORD, OR, USA
N7798X
CESSNA 172
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH ROCKY TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR. A WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT IN A STEEP DESCENDING LEFT TURN AT AN ALT OF APRX 100 FT AGL. THE DESCENT CONTINUED UNTIL THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSED 1.5 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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