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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrev COUGAR1 · Lantana, FL · August 17, 1983

Date
August 17, 1983 · 10:20 local
Place
Lantana, FL
Airport
Palm Beach Co
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3538
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83FA203
Reported as
Amtrev COUGAR1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
96 total4 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit on climbout. Struck trees trying to return. No fuel on board. Fuel gauge inop. Not endorsed in type.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO RETURN. NO FUEL ON BOARD. FUEL GAUGE INOP. NOT ENDORSED IN TYPE.

NTSB investigation

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