What happened
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(-23) The pilot stated that since refueling the aircraft to maximum capacity he had flown the aircraft for 1.6 hours on a training flight. When he departed the albany airport for coeur d' alene, ID., his planned estimated time enroute was 3 hrs and 30 minutes and the fuel remaining would have provided an endurance time of 4 hrs 45 minutes leaving 1 hr and 15 minutes fuel reserve. After noting erratic fuel gauge indications and 3 hrs into the flight the engine quit and an emergency landing was completed on a road in the vacinity of Spangle, WA., 17 minutes short of the destination. Substantial damage was limited to the left wing and minor damage to the right wing tip and nose of the aircraft. The pilot and passenger was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT SINCE REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT FOR 1.6 HOURS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. WHEN HE DEPARTED THE ALBANY AIRPORT FOR COEUR D' ALENE, ID., HIS PLANNED ESTIMATED TIME ENROUTE WAS 3 HRS AND 30 MINUTES AND THE FUEL REMAINING WOULD HAVE PROVIDED AN ENDURANCE TIME OF 4 HRS 45 MINUTES LEAVING 1 HR AND 15 MINUTES FUEL RESERVE. AFTER NOTING ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE INDICATIONS AND 3 HRS INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS COMPLETED ON A ROAD IN THE VACINITY OF SPANGLE, WA., 17 MINUTES SHORT OF THE DESTINATION. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WING AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.
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