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CHI92LA184

1992-06-11 · EVANSVILLE, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EVV

N21906 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 7-15), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF FUEL SUPPLY.

Factual narrative

A SOLO STUDENT PILOT ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE DESTINATION FIELD. HE REPORTED TO TOWER HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND TURNING TO A FORCED LANDING SITE. THE TANKS CONTAINED 3.25 GALLONS OF FUEL; UNUSEABLE FUEL FOR THE AIRPLANE IS 3.5 GALLONS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA184.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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