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CHI84LA132

1984-03-17 · GENESEE, Wisconsin, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N6271F has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (RIDENOUR WENDELL RAY CH-601 HDS, built 1997), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND FOUND TO CONTAIN NO USABLE FUEL. WHEN THE FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE AUXILIARY TANKS, THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS SHOWED FIVE GALLONS IN EACH TANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA132.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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