Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW83FPM03

TULSA, OK, USA

Aircraft #1

N67798

CESSNA 152

Analysis

ON THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE PLT FLEW THE ACFT TO EXCELSOR SPRINGS, MO FOR REFUELING, RETURNING TO LIBERTY. ON 11/7/82 AT 1545 THE FLT DEPARTEDLIBERTY ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. APPROXIMATELY 7 MI NORTH OF TULSA INTL ARPT THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND AT TULSA FOR REFUELING. THE PLT STATED THE FUEL GAUGES WERE INDICATING 1/4 FULL. DURING VECTORS TO THE ARPT THE ENG QUIT & THE ACFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE 1.5 MI SHORT OF THE RWY. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY & THE LEFT TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 2.5 GALS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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