Event CHI84LA132

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

Registry · N6271F

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

RIDENOUR WENDELL RAY CH-601 HDS

Year of manufacture

1997

Engine

AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19970720

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A832BF

Registrant of record

RIDENOUR WENDELL R

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6271F Cessna 337A Minor

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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