LAX82FUJ31

Factual narrative

AFTER REFUELING AT ABILENE THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AROUND NOON ON THE SECOND LEG OF A FLIGHT TO REPOSSESS THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN THE ENGINE AT FULL RICH WITH THE FUEL FLOW METER READING 18 GPH. USING THIS FIGURE THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL AFTER 3.77 HOURS OF FLIGHT. THE PASSENGER, A RATED PILOT SITTING IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT, SUGGESTED THAT THEY STOP FOR FUEL AT LEAST TWICE DURING THE FLIGHT, HOWEVER THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE. THE ENGINE RAN OUT OF FUEL AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CST AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE NEXT TO A FREEWAY OVERPASS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12