HASTINGS, MI, USA
N6900Q
BEECH A23A
THE PILOT ESTIMATED HE HAD 13 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD FOR THE ESTIMATED FIFTY MINUTE FLIGHT. HE ESTIMATED HIS FUEL BURN AT NINE GALLONS PER HOUR GIVING HIM AN HOUR AND TWENTY FIVE MINUTE FUEL ENDURANCE. HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AN HOUR AND TWENTY FIVE MINUTES AFTER ENGINE START AFTER OVERFLYING SUITABLE INTERMEDIATE AIRPORTS TO LAND AND REFUEL. THE PILOT RECOMMENDED THAT HE 'CURB HIS URGE TO RUSH, FACTOR IN WIND SPEED, CARRY A 45 MINUTE RESERVE. FOLLOW INSTINCTS TO LAND WHEN IN DOUBT ABOUT CONTINUING, AND REREAD APPLICABLE FARS.'
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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