What happened
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(.4) The pilot said that 'he encountered engine failure' at 3,000 feet mean sea level. The pilot performed a forced landing to a street in a residential area, 1.6 miles east of the Des Moines International Airport, Des Moines, Iowa. The pilot said, 'upon landing, I struck a telephone pole with the left wing.' Examination of the airplane's two main fuel tanks revealed no fuel. Approximately 1 pint of fuel was recovered from the accumulator tank and lines to the engine. No other anomalies were found. (-23) on 09/26/99, trenton j. heinrich departed lakeland/lee airport operating N738FA, a Cessna C-72N, with 37 gallons of fuel, enroute to Des Moines International Airport. After three hours and twenty five minutes of operation, N738FA experienced fuel exhaustion and lost power. Mr. Heinrich crash landed N738FA on an off airport location in the 200 block of sw mckinley avenue in Des Moines, Iowa. N738FA was demolished during the landing. Mr. Heinrich was not injured. No persons on the ground were injured. Damage to one electric power pole, one mail box post, telephone and television cable wires and minor tree damage occurred as a result of N738FA crash landing on mck inley avenue. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT 'HE ENCOUNTERED ENGINE FAILURE' AT 3,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A STREET IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, 1.6 MILES EAST OF THE DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DES MOINES, IOWA. THE PILOT SAID, 'UPON LANDING, I STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE LEFT WING.' EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S TWO MAIN FUEL TANKS REVEALED NO FUEL. APPROXIMATELY 1 PINT OF FUEL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE ACCUMULATOR TANK AND LINES TO THE ENGINE. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. (-23) ON 09/26/99, TRENTON J. HEINRICH DEPARTED LAKELAND/LEE AIRPORT OPERATING N738FA, A CESSNA C-72N, WITH 37 GALLONS OF FUEL, ENROUTE TO DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER THREE HOURS AND TWENTY FIVE MINUTES OF OPERATION, N738FA EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION AND LOST POWER. MR. HEINRICH CRASH LANDED N738FA ON AN OFF AIRPORT LOCATION IN THE 200 BLOCK OF SW MCKINLEY AVENUE IN DES MOINES, IOWA. N738FA WAS DEMOLISHED DURING THE LANDING. MR. HEINRICH WAS NOT INJURED. NO PERSONS ON THE GROUND WERE INJURED. DAMAGE TO ONE ELECTRIC POWER POLE, ONE MAIL BOX POST, TELEPHONE AND TELEVISION CABLE WIRES AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF N738FA CRASH LANDING ON MCK INLEY AVENUE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^
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