REDDING, CT, USA
N62511
CESSNA 172P
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RAMAPO, NY. DURING A PREFLIGHT CHECK, THE PLT NOTED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED FULL. WHEN HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS, HE ESTIMATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL IN EACH TANK WAS ABOUT 1 INCH FROM BEING FULL. THE FUEL CAPACITY OF THIS ACFT WAS 54 GAL, OF WHICH, 4 GAL WAS UNUSABLE. THE PLT ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE PLANNED 3 HR FLT. APRX 30 MIN AFTER DEPARTING RAMAPO, HE MADE A PASSENGER STOP AT STORMVILLE, NY. AFTER ANOTHER 1 HR OF FLT, HE LANDED AT BLOCK ISLAND, RI. BEFORE DEPARTING BLOCK ISLAND, HE MADE A PREFLIGHT CHECK & NOTED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED SLIGHTLY OVER 1/2 FULL. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS BEFORE STARTING THE 1.3 HR RETURN FLT. WHILE EN ROUTE TO SPRING VALLEY, NY, THE ENG LOST POWER AFTER AN ADDITIONAL1 HR OF FLT. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT STRUCK BRUSH & SAPLINGS. AFTER THE ORIGINAL DEPARTURE FROM RAMAPO, THE HOBBS METER SHOWED 2.5 HRS ELAPSED TIME. REPORTEDLY, NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS AFTER THE MISHAP.
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