COLLEGE PLACE, WA, USA
N90037
CESSNA 140
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINE POLES DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED A POWER LOSS DURING TAKEOFF AND WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING DURING TAKEOFF AND QUIT DURING CLIMB OUT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE ACFT TANKS CONTAINED ABOUT 4 GALLONS. ABOUT 1 GALLON IN THE LEFT AND 3 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK. THE PILOT SAID THE FUEL GAUGES READ 'LEFT TANK ABOUT 1/4 AND THE RIGHT TANK EMPTY DURING PREFLT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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