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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · St Marys, GA · May 6, 1980

Date
May 6, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
St Marys, GA
Airport
St Marys
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76366
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FLA01
Reported as
Cessna 140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total20 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel level too low to flow into tank outlet. When aircraft was banked for landing, engine quit. Hit trees. Landed.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL LEVEL TOO LOW TO FLOW INTO TANK OUTLET. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS BANKED FOR LANDING, ENGINE QUIT. HIT TREES. LANDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.