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FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Champaign-Urban, IL · March 30, 1999

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Date
March 30, 1999 · 08:00 local
Place
Champaign-Urban, IL
Airport
University Of Illinois-Willar
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8262L
Reported as
Cessna 172H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,740 total106 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N8262LRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17256462 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airman was completing a personal flight from sparta, IL, to Champaign, IL, when the acft suffered fuel exhaustion approx three miles south of Champaign-willard airport. The airman successfully completed a forced landing on a county road, the acft was undamaged and the airman was not injured. During the subsequent investigation the airman stated he had "simply ran out of fuel." This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS COMPLETING A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM SPARTA, IL, TO CHAMPAIGN, IL, WHEN THE ACFT SUFFERED FUEL EXHAUSTION APPROX THREE MILES SOUTH OF CHAMPAIGN-WILLARD AIRPORT. THE AIRMAN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A FORCED LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD, THE ACFT WAS UNDAMAGED AND THE AIRMAN WAS NOT INJURED. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION THE AIRMAN STATED HE HAD "SIMPLY RAN OUT OF FUEL." THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N8262L · 3

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

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