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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Cordele, GA · September 24, 2011

Date: September 24, 2011 · 19:40 local
Place: Cordele, GA
Airport: Crisp County-Cordele
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3101N
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA503
Reported as: Cessna 120
Reported engine: Continental O-200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 110 total100 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N3101NRegistration cancelled Apr 27, 2012 · Cessna 120S/N 13359 · Built 1947 Airframe modelCessna 120 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Student pilot doing touch and go's at ckf lost power and crashed in a small meadow across the street from runway 28. Aircraft did not burn. No fuel was found in the fuel tanks. No fuel was found in the engine fuel lines. No fuel found at the scene. Pilot killed in accident.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AT CKF LOST POWER AND CRASHED IN A SMALL MEADOW ACROSS THE STREET FROM RUNWAY 28. AIRCRAFT DID NOT BURN. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE FUEL LINES. NO FUEL FOUND AT THE SCENE. PILOT KILLED IN ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA11LA503Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCordele, GAThe pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Sep 24, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3101N · 1

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

Incident 19780506032259IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · El Cajon, CAPilot lost directional control, ran off runway. Aircraft flipped over on its back.May 6, 1978 · Minor damage