LINDEN, CA, USA
N5236C
BEECH B35
THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER DURING A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY.THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A GROVE OF YOUNG WALNUT TREES. THE AIRCRAFT HIT WITH ONE WING LOW AND SPUN AROUND. ALL MOTION STOPPED IN A VERY SHORT DISTANCE. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS 1/3 FULL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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