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MKC83FA059

1983-01-29 · KANSAS CITY, Kansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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A GEAR UP, FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON THE EAST BANK OF THE KANSAS RIVER AFTER BOTH ENGINES QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT HAD LANDED AT NEW ORLEANS FOR FUEL AND REQUESTED THE TANKS BE TOPPED OFF. EN ROUTE TO KANSAS CITY,THE PILOT STOPPED AT NEVADA, MO TO USE THE TELEPHONE AND REFUEL. HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND AN AIRPORT ATTENDANT, SO HE TOOKOFF WITHOUT REFUELING. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO REACH KANSAS CITY. AS HE APPROACHED KANSAS CITY, BOTH ENGINES QUIT. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION SHOWED ONLY ONE HALF GALLON IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. WITH THE BATTERY SWITCH ON, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83FA059.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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