SLIDELL, LA, USA
N24780
CESSNA 152
WHEN THE RENTER PLT ARRIVED AT THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR, HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN 1.6 HRS AND HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED. FURTHER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE ACFT WAS BOOKED BY ANOTHER PLT IN ONE HR. PLT ELECTED TO TAKE THE ACFT WITH PARTIAL FUEL RATHER THAN INCUR REFUELING DELAY, ESTIMATING 2.4 HRS FUEL REMAINING BASED ON FBO INFORMATION. AFTER APPROX 1.5 HRS OF FLT, INCLUDING 4TAKEOFFS, ENG QUIT WHILE IN CRUISE FLT RETURNING TO FBO AIRPORT. PLT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON AN INTERSTATE HWY BUT STRUCK A POWER LINE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE ACFT THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN UNCONTROLLED FLT. POST-MISHAP INSPECTION SHOWED FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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