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Incident

FAA incident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · Ft Myers, FL · January 25, 1994

Date: January 25, 1994 · 15:30 local
Place: Ft Myers, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N53925
Reported as: Bbavia 8GCBC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,140 total850 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N53925Registration cancelled May 1, 2003 · Bellanca 8GCBCS/N 195-76 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBellanca 8GCBC Engine modelLycoming O&VO-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.

Narrative: pilot stated that he departed panama city, FL. On a flight to Ft Myers, FL. For the purpose of banner towing in the ft. Myers area, north of ft. Myers the engine began to run rough and the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing. There were no injury or damage to the aircraft. The pilot flew non stop from panama city to ft. Myers with out refueling. A visual inspection of the fuel tanks by the police revealed that there was no fuel in the right tank. The left tank was checked by using a metal rod, no fuel was found. The aircraft was lifted to level flight attitude and a small amount of fuel was found in the left tank and the fuel gauge read empty. The pilot stated that he didn't know how much fuel the aircraft used per hour. privacy data omitted This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED PANAMA CITY, FL. ON A FLIGHT TO FT MYERS, FL. FOR THE PURPOSE OF BANNER TOWING IN THE FT. MYERS AREA, NORTH OF FT. MYERS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURY OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FLEW NON STOP FROM PANAMA CITY TO FT. MYERS WITH OUT REFUELING. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS BY THE POLICE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE LEFT TANK WAS CHECKED BY USING A METAL ROD, NO FUEL WAS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED TO LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT TANK AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL THE AIRCRAFT USED PER HOUR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N53925 · 2

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

Accident 19940911036949AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Panama City Bea, FLToo high for landing. Began go around. Right main gear tangled with banner on runway. Dragged wing. Nosed over.Sep 11, 1994 · Substantial damage Accident 19850608023509ATakeoff Ground Roll · Panama City, FLLost control during crosswind takeoff. Struck drainage ditch and cartwheeled.Jun 8, 1985 · Substantial damage