What happened
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(-23) PIC flight instructor reported that he and student pilot departed thunderbird airport (26J) at 0830, for touch and go's at kay larkin airport 20 miles north of 26J. He further stated that he departed 26J with 15 gallons of fuel on board, verified by visual inspection, at 0919 on the 4th touch and go the engine began missing and quit. The PIC landed on a road behind the st. johns community college, hitting a van at a stop sign and two road signs before crashing into a drainage ditch and wooded area. The PIC received minor injuries to the hand and the student suffered a serious head injury, while the woman in the van was not hurt. An FAA inspection found slightly less than one gallon of unusable auto gas combined, drained from both tanks.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE AND STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED THUNDERBIRD AIRPORT (26J) AT 0830, FOR TOUCH AND GO'S AT KAY LARKIN AIRPORT 20 MILES NORTH OF 26J. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE DEPARTED 26J WITH 15 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD, VERIFIED BY VISUAL INSPECTION, AT 0919 ON THE 4TH TOUCH AND GO THE ENGINE BEGAN MISSING AND QUIT. THE PIC LANDED ON A ROAD BEHIND THE ST. JOHNS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, HITTING A VAN AT A STOP SIGN AND TWO ROAD SIGNS BEFORE CRASHING INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH AND WOODED AREA. THE PIC RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO THE HAND AND THE STUDENT SUFFERED A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY, WHILE THE WOMAN IN THE VAN WAS NOT HURT. AN FAA INSPECTION FOUND SLIGHTLY LESS THAN ONE GALLON OF UNUSABLE AUTO GAS COMBINED, DRAINED FROM BOTH TANKS.
NTSB investigation
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