ARCATA, CA, USA
N353GL
GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2
THE PLT & PAX WERE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE KLAMATH, CA AREA TO HAYWARD, CA. WITNESSES OBSERVED IT FLYING SOUTHBOUND AT 50 TO 100 FT OVER THE OCEAN'S SHORE LINE. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN TOWARD LAND, THEN CRASHED ON A NORTHERLY HEADING INTO TREES & BRUSH. THE TREES & BRUSH WERE LOCATED ON A BLUFF APRX 20 FT ABOVE THE BEACH. DRG AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE, NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER WING TANK AND ONLY ABOUT 1 QT WAS FOUND IN THE HEADER TANK. THE ACFT FUEL CAPACITY WAS 27.4 GAL WITH .7 GAL IN THE HEADER TANK CONSIDERED AS UNUSABLE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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