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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Hart, MI · July 21, 1985

Date
July 21, 1985 · 21:00 local
Place
Hart, MI
Airport
Oceana Co
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2785N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA306
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
983 total58 in this make and model84 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Out of fuel on takeoff, restarted on other tank but aborted. Landed, swerved off runway side and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

OUT OF FUEL ON TAKEOFF, RESTARTED ON OTHER TANK BUT ABORTED. LANDED, SWERVED OFF RUNWAY SIDE AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2785N · 1

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