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CHI85LA329

1985-07-27 · ROCKFORD, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RFD

N67455 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BELL 206B, built 1994), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT ORIGINALLY PLANNED A X-COUNTRY FLT FROM JANESVILLE, WI, TO CHAMPAIGN, IL, TO GALESBURG, IL & BACK TO JANESVILLE. THE TOTAL ROUTE OF FLT WAS APRX 390 MI. THE PLT HAD CALCULATED THAT HE NEEDED 3-3/4 HRS OF FUEL. AT CHAMPAIGN, HE PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL 5 GAL OF FUEL. HOWEVER, ABOUT 26 MI SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION, THE ENG BEGAN LOSING POWER & QUIT RUNNING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT TRIED TO REACH A NEARBY ARPT, BUT WAS UNABLE. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT A TREE WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA329.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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