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CHI85LA337

1985-08-07 · MOLINE, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MLI

N100FG has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (EMBRAER S A EMB-505, built 2011), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON SOFT TERRAIN 1500 FT SHORT OF THE RWY FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF PWR. THE PLT REPORTED HE FAILED TO USE FUEL FROM THE AUX TANKS DURING THE FLT AND HE EXHAUSTED THE FUEL IN THE MAIN TANKS. THE FUEL BOOST PUMPS ARE LOCATED IN THE MAIN TANKS AND THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO GET FUEL TO THE ENGINES FAST ENOUGH FOR A RESTART. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA337.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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