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SEA85LA112

1985-05-16 · TACOMA, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TIW

N8300Z has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BEECH B36TC, built 1993), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATIVE WHILE ON RIGHT BASE FOR RWY 35 DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT RAN THE LEFT TANK DRY. THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED FULL FUEL. THE PLT HAD BEEN USED TO FLYING CESSNA'S. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_SEA85LA112.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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