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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R172K · Summerdale, AL · September 20, 1988

Date: September 20, 1988 · 10:45 local
Place: Summerdale, AL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N736YG
Reported as: Cessna R172K
Reported engine: Continental IO360KB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 370 total250 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N736YGRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2012 · Cessna R172KS/N R1722889 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna R172K Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Forced landing in a field due to fuel exhaustion. Found a crack in seam of fuel tank. Fuel leaked out.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FOUND A CRACK IN SEAM OF FUEL TANK. FUEL LEAKED OUT.

Other reports on N736YG · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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