What happened
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(-23) On may 9, 2000, at 06:45 PDT, the student pilot performed a preflight prior to take off on N1079M, a Cessna 172L, owned by west air aviation flight school. During the preflight he dipped the fuel tanks with a reading of 8 on the left and a reading of 9 on the right fuel tank. Departed from north Las Vegas airport, enroute to the northwest practice area for VOR practice. On returning from the practice area he noticed that the right fuel tank was not indicating the same as the left fuel tank. At approx 09:30 PDT, after reporting his position, (10 miles north of lone mountain), to north Las Vegas tower the engine quit. Student looked for a place to land, called tower to report the emergency landing due to engine failure from fuel depletion and safely landed the aircraft on interstate 95. Fuel was provided by the vgt fuel contractor and aircraft was refueled with 20 gallons supplied from five gallon cans, aircraft then took off from interstate 95 and landed safely at vgt. No aircraft damage, fire, or injuries were noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 9, 2000, AT 06:45 PDT, THE STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT PRIOR TO TAKE OFF ON N1079M, A CESSNA 172L, OWNED BY WEST AIR AVIATION FLIGHT SCHOOL. DURING THE PREFLIGHT HE DIPPED THE FUEL TANKS WITH A READING OF 8 ON THE LEFT AND A READING OF 9 ON THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. DEPARTED FROM NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, ENROUTE TO THE NORTHWEST PRACTICE AREA FOR VOR PRACTICE. ON RETURNING FROM THE PRACTICE AREA HE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS NOT INDICATING THE SAME AS THE LEFT FUEL TANK. AT APPROX 09:30 PDT, AFTER REPORTING HIS POSITION, (10 MILES NORTH OF LONE MOUNTAIN), TO NORTH LAS VEGAS TOWER THE ENGINE QUIT. STUDENT LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND, CALLED TOWER TO REPORT THE EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE FROM FUEL DEPLETION AND SAFELY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON INTERSTATE 95. FUEL WAS PROVIDED BY THE VGT FUEL CONTRACTOR AND AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED WITH 20 GALLONS SUPPLIED FROM FIVE GALLON CANS, AIRCRAFT THEN TOOK OFF FROM INTERSTATE 95 AND LANDED SAFELY AT VGT. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, FIRE, OR INJURIES WERE NOTED.
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