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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Fredericksburg, VA · June 17, 1981

Date: June 17, 1981 · 19:20 local
Place: Fredericksburg, VA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N53051
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 23 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N53051Registration cancelled Feb 23, 2019 · Cessna 172PS/N 17274673 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot made emergency landing because of fuel exhaustion. Plane was fueled and instructor flew it out.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING BECAUSE OF FUEL EXHAUSTION. PLANE WAS FUELED AND INSTRUCTOR FLEW IT OUT.

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